Tuesday 17 September 2013

poem tuesday

today's poem is the jabberwocky by lewis carroll, one of my most favourite writers. 




'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 fruminous bandersnatch!'

he took his vorpal sword in hand:
long time the manxome foe he sought- 
so rested he by the tumtum tree
and sat a while 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. 








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