JUMP RIGHT IN
Jump rope jingles
Recited in rhyme
One, two, three,
Will you be mine?
Double Dutch fun,
Then over-head
Hot pepper is fast,
Your face turns red
Chanted in cadence
To keep up the pace
Trip over your feet,
And lose your place.
NO!
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for dVerse Poets – Quadrille # 35 – Pepper … use the word pepper in your poem of 44 words.
Thanks for the prompt, Kim!
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The rhyme and meter kept time with the rope.
Thank you, Frank! 🙂 I always did like those jump rope games.
Fun time with the game!
Thank you, Grace! We used to have a lot of fun jumping rope! 🙂
Yes, I remember hot pepper fast!
I know! Usually too fast for me! 🙂
I remember girls trying to keep up to those ropes. Lots of skinned knees too. Thanks for the trip, lol, down memory lane
Haha, Walter! It was a trip, in more ways than one, but mostly fun! 🙂
This reminds me of elementary school. My friends and I loved to jump rope and sing different rhymes. Good memories!
Elementary school fun and games were the best! There was always a long line for taking our turn jumping rope. I keep trying to remember all the little rhymes we’d say. Good times! 😉
Love that play… a lot of jumping and running,
Thanks, Bjorn! It was fun when I was young, and had the energy for it. 🙂
Oh I enjoyed this so much – it had me looking for a skipping rope!
Thanks, Kim! We had so many of those little jump rope rhymes. Lots of good times! 🙂
Aww, this is so much fun! I wish I had a skipping rope with me.
Thanks, NJ! I never liked many sports, but at least I could jump rope pretty good. 🙂
Oh this is absolutely delightful, Barbara!❤️
Thanks, Sanaa! imagine we all have some good memories of childhood games, including jumping rope! 🙂
Universal memories! ❤️
🙂 yes!
This is so fun! Brought back some good memories!
Thanks, so much! I had good times back when I was a kid. Glad you have some good memories of that time, as well. 🙂
Oh fun fun fun!!!! I remember twirling hot pepppers for my friend. The twirlers’ faces got as red as the jumpers 😉 Thanks for the memories…my favorite was always double dutch!
I remember doing the rope twirling part, and my arm would get so tired! Some kids could jump for a long time before missing. Double Dutch was hard to do, but so much fun trying. 🙂 Thanks, Lillian!
This evoked a childhood secret — I never did really get the hang of jumping rope! I loved the rhythm and rhyme of this.
Thanks, Beverly! You know what? It took me forever to learn to get both feet off the ground at the same time, when learning to just jump up! My mom paid me a nickel when I finally learned how. I think it took me longer than most to figure it out! haha
Just great how the rhythm of this replicates that of jumping robe. No doubt if I would try it now I end up with a hip fracture! But it was so fun.
You and me both, Victoria! No way I’d try it these days, but it sure was fun back then. Same thing for skating. I would love to do that again, but wouldn’t like the consequences! 🙂 Thanks!
Wow! What fun. Sweet/sour drift into the past of learning double dutch. I tripped over my feet many times. Tremendously enjoyed this, Barbara. ❤
Thanks, Olga! Back then I had lots of energy to do all the jump roping, and other kids games. Good times! 🙂