Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Bell Tipped Footstep Chart at Bridge Alcove
The repeated word is pause. Baby Bentley is the youngest voice, but the newborn is not asked to perform on command; one natural coo or peep may be interpreted by the supporting caregiver as the stop cue. The bridge is used once and then fully taken apart.
Rhyme
Down from willow roots came three.
No line formed. Baby rode safely.
At bridge alcove: pause, look, hear.
The bell-tipped chart gave one sound clear.
Lex set one block. Callen set two.
Haylee laid the chart straight through.
A tiny bridge crossed one wet line.
Pause made building slow and fine.
Baby Bentley made one little peep.
The caregiver said, “Stop. The bridge has done its job.”
No pinecone finish. The detour stayed.
Taking apart became the play.
Lex lifted one. Callen lifted two.
Haylee folded the chart when crossing was through.
No bridge stayed. The ground lay clear.
Baby Bentley rested, safe and near.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Caregiver-spoken pause-word lap rhyme with soft tapping, looking, waiting, and gentle object placement.
Estimated spoken length: About 35 seconds.