Before I start today’s story, a brief note of apology for having disappeared without notice. Thankfully, it was for the best reason possible, a wedding in my immediate family. I reached back late last night, filled with excitement, and billions of bacteria clogging my throat and chest, so here I am, writing a bit of antibiotics-led nonsensical nursery rhyme. Cheers!
Hickory Dickory Dock
The mouse ran up the clock
The clock struck One
It was time for some fun
It jumped upon the cuckoo
And rode till past Two
But before it was Three
It set the cuckoo free
Between Four and Five
The mouse started to twist and jive
It danced till it was Six
Time for its daily fix
Breakfast from Six to Seven
This indeed was heaven
But no longer could he wait
For Eight would be too late
So it jumped on to the bed
And Sleeping Beauty screamed loud enough to wake the dead
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99 words.
Written as a part of Carrot Ranch Literary Community’s Flash Fiction Challenge.
jagahdilmein 
Wonderful and I am sure you will get well soon.
Thank you so much Mukhamani.
Ha, ha! What a fun mash of fairy tales meets nursery rhymes under the influence of biology. I hope you feel better soon. Good to see your humor intact.
Thank you so much Charli.