inner child

I find myself in odd moments

repeating a nursery rhyme

out of the blue

complete with the hand movements

 

Crazy, you say

for a 41 year old woman

to be singing about a rained on spider

without a small child

anywhere near?

 

I was starting to think so.

 

But then I realized

that it has been a season of

spirit drenching rain.

 

One catastrophe biting

at the tail of the next.

 

So my inner child came out to play.

Smile, she said.

the sky is blue, she said.

The rain brings new life, she said.

 

. . . and the eensy weensy spider went up the spout again

Author's Note

just glad the words are finally raining

Reviews

[Marie Anzalone]

there is a belief in shamanism, that great trauma or hurt causes a piece of us, in the form of a lost child, to run away and hide where it is safe (or sometimes, these pieces). It is believed that it protects at least part of us from the worst of the pain. The problem is that when we hide from pain, we hide from joy as well. Their reappearance in our lives, it is believed, tell us when we are healing.

[Emily B]

Found out on Saturday that my mother has planned her wedding for next Wednesday. She thought it was a pretty good joke that i could give her away. I should be superwoman by now if what doesn't kill us really makes us stronger

[Marie Anzalone]

good lord. if it makes you feel better, my own mother once eloped with a man I detested. they passed by my house, thought of inviting me, then decided to go snowshoeing instead.

[H.M. Eccher]

That makes 2 of us. I didn't detest the man, but I didn't love him either, and they did elope without inviting me.

[Marie Anzalone]

gotta love it...

[Emily B]

Always fodder for poems

[Marie Anzalone]

I'm thinking bigger. Like, novel sized

[Emily B]

My husband brought home dead poets society today because i was huddled on the couch sick, hadn't seen it in years and years

[Marie Anzalone]

oh what a great movie! I had a copy of it in Connecticut, maong my modest collection of great movies pickes up in bargain bins over the years.

[Emily B]

On his death, millions of folks felt cheated because Robin Williams always made them laugh. There were a number of movies with a substantial and meaningful message, i wondered how they never noticed especially when manye of those dealt with suicide directly

[Marie Anzalone]

very astute observation, one that I actually did not pick up on until you mentioned it

[paul]

wow. amazing review.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

Just cause we grow old on the outside does not mean we can't stay young at heart… I know I still do things today that people would say is childish, to which I would retort, thank you for the compliment.

[Emily B]

Thank you, Dale!

[h d e rushin]

fabulous when we think that nursery rhymes hold such power over adulthood.
Wonderfully written my friend....dana

[writing mojo]

The inner child is the best at hide and even better trained as ghost..this piece is very much what i am going through. .thank you very much for that soul plexus connection

[Fabian G. Franklin]

Ah...but I'm naming my baby after you...Emily Elaine...and she will be here in January.

[Emily B]

Baby? Though, congratulations!!!!! And what a huge honor to share my name again

[Marie]

If we read these rhymes as a child, I think they remain a big part of our lives. I ofter do eensey weensey spider myself...

[therisa]

Thank you, Emily. My soul needed this poem, given the early start, of my season of tears, this year.

[Gypsy Warrior Queen]

This is what I sing...along with the Spider and the cat and the fiddle! :) your never alone!

Dorothy Scarborough, 1925

Hush-a-by, Don't you cry,
Go to sleep, little baby.
And when you wake, You shall have,
And all the pretty little horses
Dapples and Greys, Pintos, and Bays
All the pretty little horses
So hush-a-by, Don't you cry,
Go to sleep, little baby.

[Zahra]

Superb write . The inner child really... don't we all need them to come out and play sometimes? Well penned.

[Zahra]

Superb write . The inner child really... don't we all need them to come out and play sometimes? Well penned.