The prompt for today asked us to think about games that we've played in our lives. I go back to spring and summer childhood nights when the sound of the ropes hitting the pavement punctuated the jump rope ditties we sang out.
Double Dutch
Thunk, thunk, swoosh
Down in the Valley
Thunk, thunk, swoosh
Where the green grass grows
Thunk, thunk, swoosh
There sat Sally
Sweet as a rose
If I had a nickel
For each time Sally sat
In the valley
Thunk, thunk, swoosh
And we jumped
Sweet as a rose
‘Tween the double ropes
Thunk, thunk, swoosh
deflected our feet
Left and right
The cadence
Our heart beats
In the air
If I had a nickel
I’d be yours
‘Til soda pops
Childhood memories!
ReplyDeleteNice connection. Thank you. xoA
DeleteI loved the musicality and movement of this, which helped to conjure the memory as if it were my own. X
ReplyDeleteThank you, Shah. The jump rope rhyme would not be quieted. xoA
DeleteI could barely handle one rope as a kid! Double dutch! This has a wonderful rhythm and the sounds...thunk, thunk, swoosh! I could see the kids jumping...! I loved it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Anna. I was hoping the sound would help convey the jumpers' action. xoA
DeleteNostalgic!
ReplyDeleteI was hoping so. Thanks. xoA
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