Lewis Carroll Poems (98 Poems)
Fit The Fifth – The Beavers Lesson (Lewis Carroll Poems)
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;They pursued it with forks and hope;They threatened its life with a railway-share;They charmed it with smiles and soap. Then the Butcher contrived an ingenious planFor making a separate sally;And fixed … Continue reading
The Pig’s Tale (Lewis Carroll Poems)
Little Birds are diningWarily and well,Hid in mossy cell: Hid, I say, by waitersGorgeous in their gaiters-I’ve a Tale to tell. Little Birds are feedingJustices with jam,Rich in frizzled ham:Rich, I say, in oystersHaunting shady cloisters-That is what I am. … Continue reading
Alice And The White Knight (Lewis Carroll Poems)
Alice was walking beside the White Knight in Looking Glass Land. “You are sad.” the Knight said in an anxious tone: “let me sing you a song to comfort you.” “Is it very long?” Alice asked, for she had heard … Continue reading
Hunting Of The Snark: Preface (Lewis Carroll Poems)
PREFACE If—-and the thing is wildly possible—-t he charge of writing nonsense were ever brought against the author of this brief but instructive poem, it would be based, I feel convinced, on the line “Then the bowsprit got mixed with the rudder … Continue reading
Fit The First: The Landing (Lewis Carroll Poems)
The Landing“Just the place for a Snark!” the Bellman cried,As he landed his crew with care;Supporting each man on the top of the tideBy a finger entwined in his hair.“Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice:That … Continue reading
Fit The Second – The Bellman’s Speech (Lewis Carroll Poems)
The Bellman himself they all praised to the skies—Such a carriage, such ease and such grace!Such solemnity, too! One could see he was wise,The moment one looked in his face!He had bought a large map representing the sea,Without the least … Continue reading
Fit The Sixth – The Barrister’s Dream (Lewis Carroll Poems)
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care;They pursued it with forks and hope;They threatened its life with a railway-share;They charmed it with smiles and soap.But the Barrister, weary of proving in vainThat the Beaver’s lace-making was wrong,Fell … Continue reading
Fit The Fourth – The Hunting (Lewis Carroll Poems)
The Bellman looked uffish, and wrinkled his brow.“If only you’d spoken before!It’s excessively awkward to mention it now,With the Snark, so to speak, at the door!“We should all of us grieve, as you well may believe,If you never were met … Continue reading
The Manlet (Lewis Carroll Poems)
In stature the Manlet was dwarfishNo burly, big Blunderbore he;And he wearily gazed on the crawfishHis Wifelet had dressed for his tea.“Now reach me, sweet Atom, my gunlet,And hurl the old shoelet for luck;Let me hie to the bank of … Continue reading
I’ll Tell Thee Everything I Can (Lewis Carroll Poems)
I’ll tell thee everything I can;There’s little to relate,I saw an aged, aged man,A-sitting on a gate.“Who are you, aged man?” I said.“And how is it you live?”And his answer trickled through my headLike water through a sieve. He said, … Continue reading
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