Rock-a-bye baby!

Rock-a-bye, baby, (link)

In the tree top!

When the wind blows,

The cradle will rock.

When the bough breaks,

The cradle will fall;

Down will come baby,

Cradle and all.

In our class discussion, we came to the conclusion that  despite being a beautiful lullaby, this poem can be interpreted in different ways.

It can describe how problematic nature and the real world is  in the course of life.

In our early years, life is very comforting because there is nothing better than being a baby. Our parents spoil us, and they protect us from everything. We have no concerns or responsibilities to care about in our childhood. As years are passing by, we become more and more independent. We start experiencing  new things on our own, and we get less support from our parents. Later, we realize that life is not easy if they are not there to do everything for us. Eventually, there comes a time when we have to face the world alone. We undergo difficult moments such as disappointments, failures, and hardships that make us fall down. It would be up to us whether we decide to stand up to move forward or to remain down without making progress.

 We also learned that it can depict how high things can come down as well.

Money and power are two things in life that people really desire. People who are either rich or powerful live a baby life. They can get many things others cannot get which leads to lots of envy in the world. As a result, people would try to knock these privileged people down in order to obtain what they have. It is them when the huge fight for money and power starts. Sadly, this fight will not stop unless someone is defeated and falls on the ground.

Moreover, this poem might represent drug addictions.

Most of the time, when people are going through harsh moments in life, they seek refuge in drugs. By doing so, they feel like all of their problems disappear just like being high on top of a tree.  What they don’t know is that the wind would blow again because they cannot escape from reality. Using drugs would rock the cradle they have sought refuge at even more. Problems would turn into something worse, and they will lead  people to their own fall in life.