Hand exercises
- before and after work
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Before:
Round headed Tommy Thumb
Pushes firmly on a plum.
Whilst my Peter Pointer
Is a double jointer.
Mighty Toby Tall
Stands up biggest of them all.
Whilst next door Ruby Ring,
Quite a sensitive thing,
Strokes the baby,
Who is tiny and shy.
My five busy fingers in a row
Each, on its own, knows the way to go:
How to work and how to play.
Yet together they work best,
Each one helping all the rest.
But, look! Upon the other side
I have got another five:
Round headed Tommy Thumb
Pushes firmly on a plum.
Whilst my Peter Pointer
Is a double jointer.
Mighty Toby Tall
Stands up biggest of them all.
Whilst next door Ruby Ring,
Quite a sensitive thing,
Strokes the baby,
Who is tiny and shy.
My ten busy fingers on two hands
Each, on its own, understands
How to work and how to play.
Yet together they work best,
Each one helping all the rest.
After:
My fingers are so sleepy,
It is time they went to bed.
First, each Little Baby,
Tucks in its tiny head.
I fold my Ruby Rings in turn,
And then my Toby Greats.
Peter Pointers hurry
It is getting very late.
Have I got each finger nestled?
No! - Another couple comes:
Move over, please, and make some room
For both my Tommy Thumbs!
Dancing
Risking happiness
Jump and run and skip and dance,
And as you do so, take a chance
That, in your unencumbered play,
You dance yourself a happy day.
Dancing Toes
What have you got to lose
Dancing without your shoes?
The more you feel your toes:
The better your dancing goes.