There's a place on Mars/Where the ladies smoke cigars Every puff they take/Is enough to kill a snake When the snake is dead/They plant roses in its head When the roses die/They put diamonds in its eye When the diamonds crack/They put mustard down its back When the mustard dries/It attracts the Martian flies When the flies get stomped/It becomes a Martian prompt When the prompt gets writ/Then the Martians have a fit When the fit is tight/Martian snakes begin to bite If they bite your face/You become a Martian case But your case won't close/Till your poems decompose
PROMPT #21:
Write a poem that, like a Nursery rhyme, uses lines that have a repetitive set-up.
CONNECT/HOOK 
Yes, Yes, This! ‘Tis got a wonderful rhythm and rhyme. A job well done, indeed. Thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for visiting Mars, Selma.
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You got it rhyming too! Well done, you.
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Thanks Gloria but I hope you knew this is an old children’s playground chant. I only added a few lines. Did you also chant this when you were young?
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No, we didn’t. Our rhymes were on my mother tongue Swahili
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Yes it is definitely a mzungu rhyme that young children learn in America maybe Canada too. It is always sung in a minor mystic mode.
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I needed a fun poem this morning. Thanks!
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[…] writing such great poems, I could probably get myself back down to one. Oh well! First up, we have Connect/Hook, with a rollicking and silly response to the “double deed” prompt for Day 21, and My […]
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… and congrats,congrats! 🥳
Keep going. You’re doing wonderful work! I wish you miracles…
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Thanks. Miracles always needed!
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Congrats on being featured today. And what fun words and images to bring to me this sunny morning.
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Thanks for reading, Maz.
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Congratulations on being featured. I loved this fun read first thing this morning!
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Your readership appreciated.
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Congrats for being featured today! I can’t say I’m familiar with the original nonsense rhyme, but I enjoyed the rhyme and meter.
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Thanks ! The rhyme was pretty common among New England kids in the 70s but I am sure it has been around longer than that.
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[…] featured participants today are Connect/Hook, with a rollicking and silly response to the “double deed” prompt for Day 21, and My Musings […]
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Yay, congrats, you made it to the distinguished featured spot (much deserved). Can I now brag that I was reading you before you became famous? :)
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