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phosfate ([personal profile] phosfate) wrote2009-02-03 08:44 pm
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whiffling through the tulgey wood

When you see this, post your favorite poem.



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 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 hast 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.


I can sing it, too. *nods*

[identity profile] dr-tectonic.livejournal.com 2009-02-04 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yay! One of my favorites, as well.

GIP

[identity profile] dr-tectonic.livejournal.com 2009-02-04 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
Also, I thought you might appreciate this icon of [livejournal.com profile] kev_bot's:

ext_6373: A swan and a ballerina from an old children's book about ballet, captioned SWAN! (Darkplace I have more things to say by i)

Re: GIP

[identity profile] annlarimer.livejournal.com 2009-02-04 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
That is rather awesome. Yup. Yup.