The Writer Bought a Dell

Note: This story was a contest entry for the "School Daze Poetry Extravaganza" Contest - March 22, 2011 edition. To view the contest rules, click on Contest Rules:

Tell me your favorite Nursery Rhyme... there's only one hitch:
You have to change the words of the poem, all except the first line which can be part of the first line or the full first line of the original nursery rhyme. Please note all poems must rhyme.

THIS CONTEST IS OPEN TO ALL WDC MEMBERS

Contest Rules
The contest will begin on Wednesday and ends on a Tuesday at 8 pm EST. This contest will be held twice a month. The contest begins: March 9 to March March 22, 2011.*

*Due to lack of entries, this weeks contest is extended to: March 22, 2011.

Here are links to nursery rhymes that must be used in this contest:
http://www.zelo.com/family/nursery/
http://www.rhymes.org.uk/
http://smart-central.com/  (This is the source I used)..
Please post the link to the original nursery rhyme with the new rhyme that you create.

Only one entry per contestant. Please keep posts and submissions 13+ or below.
Remember this is a children's nursery rhyme contest.

No more than 16 lines in your poem.
If using artwork, please credit artist.

Please submit your entry in bitem format.
Reviewing may commence as entries are submitted or after contest closes for judging. These will be public reviews.

You may edit your poem until the contest ends, but please note if your entry has been judged already, judge(s) might not come back to rate your piece again.

(Contest ID 1709654)

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The Writer Bought a Dell

By Indelibleink


The writer bought a Dell,
The writer bought a Dell,
Why so? I don't know,
Only time will tell.

The writer takes a wife,
The writer takes a wife,
Oh no - say it ain't so,
His sentence is now "life."

The wife has a child,
The wife has a child,
Lil' sis now has a bro,
They're both now running wild.

The child requests a nurse,
The child requests a nurse,
Not sure - but it looks as though,
He's going through her purse.

How the original looked, before I got ahold of it:

The farmer in the dell,
The farmer in the dell,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The farmer in the dell. 

The farmer takes a wife,
The farmer takes a wife,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The farmer takes a wife.

The wife takes a child,
The wife takes a child,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The wife takes a child.

The child takes a nurse,
The child takes a nurse,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The child takes a nurse.

The nurse takes the cow,
The nurse takes the cow,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The nurse takes the cow.
 
The cow takes a dog,
The cow takes a dog,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The cow takes a dog.

The dog takes a cat,
The dog takes a cat,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The dog takes a cat.

The cat takes a rat,
The cat takes a rat,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The cat takes a rat.

The rat takes the cheese,
The rat takes the cheese,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The rat takes the cheese.

The cheese stands alone,
The cheese stands alone,
Hi-ho, the derry-o,
The cheese stands alone.

(http://www.smart-central.com/Farmer_in_the_Dell.html)

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Note: The following - if you're interested - is "bonus footage" since I had written this before I had noticed that we were only allowed 16 lines total. Rather than simply deleting it forever from my memory banks, it is here for your perusal if you liked the first four verses...Deleted Scenes

The nurse steals the cow,
The nurse steals the cow,
Want milk with your Oreo?
There's plenty of that now.

The cow swipes a dog,
The cow swipes a dog,
The puppy chow is running low,
Shoulda taken the hog.

The dog wants a cat,
The dog wants a cat,
Oh no! Look at 'em go!
They're having their first spat.

The cat chases a rat,
The cat chases a rat,
Uh-oh - the cat's too slow,
His diet contains too much fat.

The rat eats the cheese,
The rat eats the cheese,
Wouldn't you know - he left the cat zero!
See, the cat's got diabetes!

The cheese stands alone,
The cheese stands alone,
This is so 'cause it's Limburger, Joe!
And who brought it in's unknown.