Pictures + Poetry = Published Post

"The time has come," the Walrus said,

"To talk of many things:

Of shoes and ships and sealing-wax

of cabbages and kings

And why the sea is boiling hot

And whether pigs have wings."

Today, 113 years ago, Lewis Carroll died. He is probably best known for Alice and Wonderland, but I personally know him best for his poems. I LOVE his poems.

Twas brillig and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

All mimsy were the borogroves, 

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 fore he sought-

So rested he by the Tumtum tree,

And stood 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 hast thou slain the Jabberwock? 

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

Oh frabjous day! Calloh! Callay!

He chortled in his joy.

Twas brillig and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

All mimsy were the borogroves, 

And the mome raths outgrabe.

Yes, it's quite nonsensical. But I love it anyway. That was the first poem I memorized, just for the fun of it. And if you think it's funny just reading it, try reading it out loud. That's half the fun of it. I'll Tell Thee Everything I Can is too long to post here but is oh- so-funny. It is definitely worth your time.

So that you needn't go a whole post without pictures, here are some more from out trip...

It doesn't look like we have fun, does it? ;)

Aragorn and Arwen cookies. :)

Because I couldn't end without saying something about LotR, right? These are the first two gingerbread cookies I decorated this year. Aren't they sweet? :)

p.s. 9 days till England!