Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Folding Footstep Chart at Blackberry Arch
The question changes from “Where?” to “Which way?” to “What changed?” to “Who can hold quiet?” The chart becomes a turn marker, pair cue, fold marker, and finally a quiet-place holder. Aleea first notices that the damp arch will not return the planned sound; the others credit her idea when the new role appears.
Rhyme
“Where?” asked Lex. “Which way?” asked Kay.
“What changed?” asked Aleea that day.
The folding chart marked every turn.
Ask it once; pass it; learn.
Once round sandbar, four feet went.
No one laughed when the sound was spent.
At apple-crate stage, pairs crossed two:
Lex with Kaydence; Haylee with Aleea too.
Back at blackberry arch, drops shone bright.
The planned little echo did not sound right.
“Who can hold quiet?” Aleea said.
Four hands paused; no word came instead.
Lex called it “quiet keeper,” a role made new.
Kaydence said, “Aleea found what to do.”
Haylee folded the chart beside the open place.
Silence was the answer, held with care and space.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken tiny dialogue poem with passing, paired walking, and one held quiet beat.
Estimated spoken length: About 50 seconds.