Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
The Floating Rhyme Window at Weather-Vane Deck
Every repeated pass must alter the action, so the rhyme cannot be solved by copying. The dominant anchor is a four-part refrain gathered in forward order and rebuilt backward. Callen’s slow vane-turn and Haylee’s quick deck-tap seem incompatible until the two speeds become coordinated layers around Baby Bentley’s protected listening space.
Rhyme
The deck had changed while no one looked;
Four damp vane-cups curved like hooks.
Callen watched one careful swing;
Aydin asked what change might bring.
They circled Berry Landing once.
Callen moved slowly; Haylee went fast.
Aydin kept Baby Bentley snug;
Cool drops darkened the carrier cloth.
Across the landing, pairs went through:
Callen with Haylee, quick-slow two;
Aydin with Bentley, steady and near—
One quiet blink said baby could hear.
A floating woven window showed
Four little tabs along its road.
Haylee tapped: “Deck, drop, vane, hum.”
Callen signed, “Backwards. One by one.”
Before the Firefly Switchback bend,
They turned and crossed toward the deck again.
Callen chose the slower sweep;
Haylee chose quick taps to keep.
Before the Firefly Switchback bend,
They turned, then crossed the deckward end.
Callen chose the slower sweep;
Haylee’s quicker taps would keep.
They first disagreed on which should lead:
Slow for the vane, or fast for speed?
The wrong first try made something clear:
Both parts worked when each kept near.
Outside, damp vane-cups answered low;
Deck drops ticked in the lavender glow.
Slow held space and fast fit through—
A weather-made chord no warm room knew.
Outside, damp vane-cups answered low;
Deck drops ticked where dusk could glow.
Slow held space and fast fit through—
A weather-made chord the warm room never knew.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken slow-fast action couplets with a reverse-assembled refrain and optional two-part body timing.
Estimated spoken length: About two minutes.