Yes, the dish ran away with the spoon,
but Mother Goose got it wrong.
She laid an egg with this one.
It was not a happily-ever-after tale.
Turns out the dish was a cad.
A saucer with sterling designs,
and always a cups man.
Young utensil that she was,
she never guessed his real intention
to tarnish her reputation.
He led her past the infamous cow
the one who jumped over the moon.
Romancing her under cover of night,
surely, he thought, she’d swoon.
But alas, there were too many stars that night,
revealing what he truly was really made of.
Just cheap melamine, not Royal Doulton or Spode.
Avoiding every advance he dished out,
she ran back to the cat and the fiddle.
She maintained her sterling reputation,
after all,
she was always a respectable ladle!
Written for dVerse, the virtual pub for poets around the globe where today is Open Link Night and poets may post any one poem of their choosing.
This little diddle is an edited version of NaPoWriMo’s day 22 prompt: “to write a poem in which two things have a fight. Two very unlikely things, if you can manage it. Like, maybe a comb and a spatula. Or a daffodil and a bag of potato chips. Or perhaps your two things could be linked somehow – like a rock and a hard place – and be utterly sick of being so joined. The possibilities are endless!”
For those of you not familiar with this Mother Goose nursery rhyme, it goes like this:
Hey, diddle, diddle,
The cat and the fiddle,
The cow jumped over the moon;
The little dog laughed
To see such sport,
And the dish ran away with the spoon.
Image is from Bing Create.
lillian the home poet 
Love these lines: “Young utensil that she was, she never guessed his real intention”
—she must have been an avid reader of good literature and a smart one at that—She followed her gut. “found her way back to the cat and the fiddle.”
I love what you saw. Thanks for sharing.
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Clever and fun! Just a few more days . .😉
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I had great fun reading it too – so clever and witty.
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What a fun response Lillian. Best decision for her after all. Good luck with the poetry writing!
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Oh, I love the thought of a respectable ladle… and what a deceiful dish…
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Funny, Lillian. I missed out on a lot of fun prompts for poetry month.
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Whoop! Whoop! Standing, smiling, and applauding this one, Lillian. Thanks!
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Smiling head to toes — this was great Lil! 🙂 So many wonderful lines! 👍🏼✌🏼🫶🏼
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Fun take on the nursery rhyme. I enjoyed the word play.
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Lillian, this is just too good! Clever and delightful and I love how you say a lot of important things with your tongue firmly in your cheek.
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Such fun Lillian –
Turns out the dish was a cad. […]
Young utensil that she was,
she never guessed his real intention
to tarnish her reputation.
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Hilarious, Lillian. A tour de force of wit and humor. Especially liked
Mother Goose got it wrong.
She laid an egg with this one.
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Oh this is such fun! Love it! And so well done!
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Witty and clever, Lillian! A most enjoyable read! 😀
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I love this, Lillian!🐄
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