Hawkins Hollow Nursery Rhymes
Reversible Question Drum at Creek Pebble Shelf
The drum’s two faces invite opposite motions. Aleea’s “no” is accepted at once. “Slow-time keeper” makes her pause useful, and the final gesture joins the opposites without explanation.
Rhyme
Three views watched one patchwork sky.
The question drum went low, then high.
“Caller?” asked Kaydence. Aleea said, “No.”
“Slow-time keeper?” “Yes—move slow.”
Haylee moved quick. Lillian moved wide.
Aleea swept one slow hand beside.
High met low. Near met far.
No one was teased for a wiggly start.
The drum changed hands from view to view.
Each new turn made a different clue.
A sprinkle tapped. The quick beat ran.
Aleea’s slow hand timed the plan.
Pause meant room. Open meant ready.
Four friends held their places steady.
Lillian showed one open palm.
All understood: room, wait, calm.
About This Rhyme
Performance style: Spoken opposites-motion rhyme with high-low, quick-slow, near-wide, and one open-palm finish.
Estimated spoken length: About 50 seconds.