Today the Victoria at dVerse wants poetry of irony and I have the picture prompt from Visdare (Normalcy) below. I’ve never grown up with nursery rhymes of Mother Goose, but I think I’ve caught the essence of it.
old mother Goose,
she had a plan
to become a
citizen urban
she employs a
lady as a maid
it is so easy
once it’s paid
old mother Goose
can walk the streets
and now enjoys
the city treats
all the neighbors
round her flat
they treat her
like a cuddly cat
they think her maid
(the one she paid)
is mistress of the house
as they parade
the maid is walking
tightly on a rope
old mother Goose
so easily can cope
the irony of this
is crystal clear
the normalcy is not
what it appears
— April 4 20013 —-
Björn Rudbergs writings 
No the ‘normalcy’ is so not there 😉 Quirky – I like 🙂
I just couldn’t get ‘old mother goose’ theme out of my head after seeing the picture.
Ha, I would say normalcy is all relative!
Indeed.. 🙂
Priceless!
Thank you 🙂
haha…sometimes things are not like they seem to be on first sight..love how you turn it around…and oh i somehow like the maid’s dotted dress…smiles..i have a weak spot for dots..
Ha, I often ask myself when seeing a picture what it can’t be… And then I write that.. 😉 love to write about pictures.
ha there is no such thing as normal….and you never know truly what you are seeing…only your perspective….very cool pic….very cool verse
Thank you .. I had fun writing it. And the picture came from another prompt.. very cool pic.
loved the flow here… and how you fed of the picture
Thank you.. It was fun to write
Normality is over-rated. I tried being normal once, but I hated it 🙂 Nice write, Bjorn, although some of the word order is a bit strange to my Scottish eyes 😉
I call that writing in swenglish 🙂
and I agree normality is very unusual…
What’s normal, anyway. My dogs take me for daily walks…make that 3 times a day. We have two resident geese here and all I can say is that the other urban citizens best watch where they walk! Fun one, Bjorn.
Thank you 🙂 I had fun writing it.
I like the quirky take on being normal ~ Really enjoyed this Bjorn ~
Thank you 🙂
Nice!
🙂
All is not as it seems..interesting write..
No indeed.. Normalcy redefined.
I just love it…and that pic…perfect!
Thank you so much
That, sir, was brilliant. Comedy, philosophy and children rhymes all combined. Amazing photo and perfect match — you are a magician!
Thank you, the picture is from a picture prompt were I get amazing black and white picture every week.
Interesting to think too that (due to the clothing) the woman in the pic is probably long dead. Her strangeness lives on. It is the ordinary which fades the fastest!
Love the photo..and what you did with it! There are many Mother Goose stories/poems with animal and insects one could play with. I like how the first stanza sets the scene (presentation) and the last one sums it up (dessert)..everything in the middle is sweet pudding..
I just found it… have not grown up with them, though I think they might have existed in transaltion. I found the mother goose one on Wikipedia.
Great take and a great subject for the prompt. I’ve always wondered if “normal” could truly be defined.
I think normal is as rare as anything else. Normal is created to give us a feeling of inferiority…. great way of keeping people calm as we all want to fit in.
I love how you embrace a challenge! I saw the photo and my mind went blank. Mother Goose is perfect.
Thank you 🙂 couldn’t be more obvious
Entertaining response to the prompts!
Thank you 😦
normallacy is not what it appears, but it is like that with EVERYTHING not just the absurd and the surreal
I love the picture, and you did a good job rhyming this because it HAD to rhyme since is was mother good
First Rose
You are quite right 😉 thank you for visiting
Wonderfully done :)) You had me at “citizen urban”. Your writing is always a unique treat :))
Thank you 🙂 had fun writing it
Chuckles here, Bjorn–good one.
I love the pace of the poem and there is something a bit eerie about it, which is appropriate given that nursery rhymes usually have a dark undercurrent. Great job!
Love this.
Aha – so you have the goose walking the person.
Who could imagine such a thing?
Cheers!
JzB
Hahaha! You captured the photo AND the word — kudos to you!! In all my studying of this photograph, I never would have cast Mother Goose as the character on the leash. Nice touch, making HER in charge, and her human minder the slave…