The Jabberwocky
By 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 whiffing through the tugey 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 hast thou slain the Jaberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"
He chortled in his joy.
'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did grye and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogoves,
And the mome raths outgrabe
2 comments:
This is the first poem I ever memorized. :)
Have you read "The Hunting of the Snark," also by Carroll? Also very good, but quite a bit less known.
Wow! You memorized this? I remember studying it in school. I don't think I have read "The Hunting of the Snark." I will look it up.
I am excited! Someone actually commented on this blog. You are the first one. I am not sure what I want to put in it -- I guess poetry would be good.
The reason I posted The Jabberwocky: there used to be an old house near where I once lived and it was named "Jabberwocky." Something made me remember that house so I decided to read the poem again.
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