Neal Whitman, US
Nursery Rhyme
Spin,
Spin, Spin
spin a top
on a table
spin a yarn, tell a tale
spin red yarn, knit in cable
spin a web—spiders do
spin cocoons—silkworms too.
spin on toe, pas de deux
spin your partner, do-ci-do.
spin the bottle—kiss in dark
spindle—legged Jack
met spinster Jill
their wedding song
sung on Spinning Hill
left under Spindle Tree
spinning rod for Jack
spinning jenny for Jill
spin, spin, spin

childwriter's
sketchbook, Vol. 4, No. 1
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