tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post2029686867546099902..comments2023-11-05T04:15:44.564-08:00Comments on Robert Frost's Banjo: "And The Little Pig Rocked the Cradle"Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-25197789692656313982009-02-05T12:39:00.000-08:002009-02-05T12:39:00.000-08:00mouse: very cool photos on that book theme post-- ...mouse: very cool photos on that book theme post-- & Maurice Sendak as topper!<BR/><BR/>Poetikat: "Delia" is a dark song, but J Cash did dark very well-- nothing cheap about the way he addressed the darker side as a singer.<BR/><BR/>Thanks from both of us to everyone for your interest & generous commentsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-43420038985700672182009-02-05T07:30:00.000-08:002009-02-05T07:30:00.000-08:00Hi John and Eberle,I really enjoyed this essay - a...Hi John and Eberle,<BR/><BR/>I really enjoyed this essay - and learned so much I did not know.<BR/>I guess the dark side of Mother Goose appealed to me because I still enjoy a good dark twist to anything - book, film, song. One of my favourite songs is Johnny Cash's "Delia".<BR/>As a little girl, I found "Who Killed Cock-robin quite distressing - especially with the illustration of the poor bird with an arrow in its chest.<BR/>I've played "Duck,Duck, Goose many times with kindergarten children, but had no idea of its significance. <BR/><BR/>This was excellent!<BR/><BR/>KatKat Mortensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16877694888419628533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-47004928214045995862009-02-05T07:24:00.000-08:002009-02-05T07:24:00.000-08:00oh you may enjoy the last photo in this theme thur...oh you may enjoy the last photo in this <A HREF="http://mousemedicine.blogspot.com/2008/11/wrapped-up-in-books.html" REL="nofollow">theme thursday</A> post - my little friend ms t is asleep holding a book you might recognize....mouse (aka kimy)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09385557065971602436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-70907904479606083292009-02-04T08:38:00.000-08:002009-02-04T08:38:00.000-08:00I've heard about political interpretations of ...I've heard about political interpretations of Mother Goose, too, & that's a fascinating dimension of their history. Like any great poetry, I think Mother Goose rhymes invite a variety of intepretations. I love the "Mary, Mary, quite contrary rhyme," & wrote a musical setting for a group of women singers.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading the essay; I really appreciate your comment!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-56265768864295687912009-02-04T07:33:00.000-08:002009-02-04T07:33:00.000-08:00Hi Willow:Good question-- one I think I'll mos...Hi Willow:<BR/><BR/>Good question-- one I think I'll mostly defer to Eberle who knows more about the subject than I do-- but I believe ti's true that some nursery rhymes are thought to have originated as responses to current events-- e.g., I believe it's thought "London Bridge is falling down" referred to an actual event, & I seem to recall that "3 Blind Mice" may refer to Henry VIII's execution of bishops who didn't support his divorce.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4821243838031243709.post-22796521996351275812009-02-04T06:07:00.000-08:002009-02-04T06:07:00.000-08:00I've always been fascinated with the background of...I've always been fascinated with the background of nursery rhymes. Wasn't much of it written by the public, expressing their discontent for the ruling powers in sort of a secret code? One that comes to mind is "Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells and pretty maids all in a row."Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.com