Humpty Dumpty

Cherry

By onemorething

Wed, 07 Apr 2021
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the King's horses 

and all the King's men

couldn't put Humpty together again.

 

Love is soft and round;

we pass its warm shape

between us, our words

mean the same thing,

until they don't. 

I ask why I am alone - 

what a stupid question 

when there is no one 

but me to answer, I

do not even need a name.

All devotions have a beginning,

which presupposes an end,

which makes me wonder

if this rhyme, demystified,

is just a clever allegory 

for a broken heart - for

almost everything is breakable,

but not everything will mend.

 

Image is from here: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alice_in_Wonderland;_a_dramatization_of_Lewis_Carroll%27s_%22Alice%27s_adventures_in_Wonderland%22_and_%22Through_the_looking_glass,%22_(1915)_(14772058082).jpg

I based my poem on the idea too that I would respond a bit like Humpty Dumpty in Alice in Wonderland myself - where he treats language as if it is his personal toy, I thought I would be a little playful. 

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Really clever IP interpretation!

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you! I really enjoyed writing it. :)

 

Submitted by bhi on

Very clever interpretation. This got me thinking - which is never a good thing - about beginnings and endings; the art is to begin something and have the ending in mind, and to build towards that with an open mind and heart and with respect. But then life has limitless ways of throwing its entropic slings at us!

 

 

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Thank you. That's true, we often neglect to have endings in mind, but I wonder what that might change if applied to love, perhaps we would love less to protect ourselves. Arguably, once our hearts have been broken we do consider endings too much. I suppose your thoughts about having an open mind and heart would be the answer, may be easier said than done. Food for thought. Thank you for reading it, I'm really glad you liked it. :)

 

Submitted by LittleRedHat on

A really clever and beautiful interpretation!

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Ah, thank you, really happy you enjoyed it. I may attempt another. :)

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Maybe if the heart is like an egg, inside there is a creature which can fly, and needs the heart to break so it can be free?

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Oh Di, that's so lovely! Thank you! :)

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

My brother also has a Georgy Porgy one:

Humpty Dumpty pudding and pie

Bombed the Arabs and watched them die

But when Korea came out to play

Humpty Dumpty ran away

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Yes, one of the fascinating things about all nursery rhymes is the variations, including those that we may have made up ourselves. Thanks for reading my thoughts about Humpty Dumpty. :)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

A clever interpretation of the nursery rhyme Rachel, Those last five lines ring so true. Some times no matter how strong you are, when a certain predicament is unavoidable, whether it be a broken heart, or some other reason, there can be an imbalance that breaks your heart and knocks you down. But there's always hope and a light at the end of the tunnel.

Sorry I'm rambling, this poem just touched me at present.

Jenny.

 

 

 

Submitted by onemorething on

Hi Jenny, not rambling at all, and I agree, there is always light to be found somewhere. I hope you are well, we are all at least a little heavy-hearted these days. Thank you for reading it, am glad it struck a chord with you. Rachel :)

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Thank you for your concern Rachel, glad my ramblings didn't bother you.

Jenny. x

 

Submitted by onemorething on

No, of course not, I always enjoy reading your thoughts. x