I Have loved this wonderful nonsensical poem since my Mum read it to me as a child from my first edition of Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking Glass. I would say " again mommy, read it again".........and she would.
JABBERWOCKY
Lewis Carroll
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!
Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"
He took his vorpal sword in hand:
Long time the manxome foe he sought --
So rested he by the Tumtum tree,
And stood awhile in thought.
And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,
Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.
"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
Hi Lisa, thank you for the lovely comment you left on my blog. Kindred spirits? I think so! I've always loved this poem since my mom read it to me from Through the Looking Glass. She would do funny voices along with it, it was so fun! I was always captivated by the pen and ink illustrations, as well.
ReplyDeleteAll the best to you,
Kathleen
PS. I was born on a Wednesday, too. ;-)