Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Braided Garden Marker at Mailbox Bend
The repeated bounce line changes who begins. One child holds the marker, one turns its braid, and one compares two picture memories. Their three jobs meet once, and the detour becomes the place where they learn to keep both sides open.
Rhyme
Mailbox bend held three in place.
The braided marker changed its face.
Bounce it, pass it—new job now.
Spencer held the marker; Aralynn turned it round.
Aydin saw “near.” Spencer saw “far.”
Both remembered where the first steps are.
Pass it, bounce it—jobs trade round.
Three jobs started without a sound.
Hold, turn, compare—one, two, three.
They met once where all could see.
Windmill path stayed in the marker view.
The detour became the work to do.
At Dahl seed room, once they stayed.
Two memory sides were gently displayed.
One side near. One side far.
Both stayed open, honest as they are.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken role-swapping bounce verse with passing, holding, turning, comparing, and one shared meeting beat.
Estimated spoken length: About 50 seconds.