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Sigh No More
glittering snowflakes, twinkling in the distant,
turning sky.
Hey, diddle diddle, listen — sigh no more, sing
not so dull and heavy. Sing:
the cow jumps over the moon.
For all the while, Andromeda glides,
gently bearing down, a pearly bride rushing
to her groom —
things are constant never. So
sigh not so, and let your woes go;
she spreads her starry arms,
towards her silver river.
Sigh no more, cat and fiddle. Be blithe
and bonny, be dish
and spoon, converting
all your sounds of woe, into a
hey — nonny nonny.
turning sky.
Hey, diddle diddle, listen — sigh no more, sing
not so dull and heavy. Sing:
the cow jumps over the moon.
For all the while, Andromeda glides,
gently bearing down, a pearly bride rushing
to her groom —
things are constant never. So
sigh not so, and let your woes go;
she spreads her starry arms,
towards her silver river.
Sigh no more, cat and fiddle. Be blithe
and bonny, be dish
and spoon, converting
all your sounds of woe, into a
hey — nonny nonny.
Published 22nd Feb 2024
Author's Note
Using words from Shakespeare’s “Much ado about nothing”, and also Nursery rhyme “hey diddle diddle”.
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22nd Feb 2024 6:52pm
This seemed to be a difficult poem to write. Great flow and a wonderful use of words.
22nd Feb 2024 10:04pm
Thank you! I wrote it a couple of years ago, and I really don’t remember if it was difficult to write or not.
23rd Feb 2024 1:49am
This reminds me of a wistful gazing out of a window at the moon allowing creation to jump over my thoughts. Well done. Nice imagery and incorporation of various elements.
Thank you :)). It’s a poem written maybe two years ago, and was intended to be gently uplifting.
