The Death of Rats Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 If 'twas brillig and the slithey toves, why would woodchuck chuck if he could chuck Red Riding Hood? Suzy sells seashells by the seashore and applecores in Baltimore In Nantucket, men are long like spiders who sat down beside Miss Muffet. He pounds his fists against the posts and still insists the Pope is Catholic. Cottleston, cottleston, cottleston pie, the fly has married the bumblebee The slithery-dee, he came out of the sea. Let us fly, said the flea! The dame made a curtsy, the dog made a bow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonqueen Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Very sweet and silly poem. Seemed like a nonsense poem to me; was there a deeper meaning behind it that I missed? I liked the blending of rhymes and stories and tonguetwisters. "The dame made a curtsy, the dog made a bow. " was a good ending line, with the curtsy and the bow. Great poem. Very light hearted, which isn't always common. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Death of Rats Posted July 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 A raven flaps in through one of the Pen's Mighty windows, and lands on Dragonqueen's shoulder. It starts preening its' wings, and does so for several minutes until a pebble sailing through the air connects solidly with the back of its' head. It flaps wildly for a moment, letting out a pained and startled "Awk!" before finally noticing Dragonqueen again. Abashed, it tells her, "RaaK! Sorry, Miss. Just wanted t'let you know; it's the nonsense one. He really wants to make poetry, you see. But 'e can't understand things from your POV, so this tends to be how it comes out. Personally," it continues in a conspiratorial whisper, "I think it's dashed amusing that it's him that finally turned sentimental." The raven never sees the incoming pool ball, and is knocked senseless to the floor in one strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Wyrd Posted July 4, 2004 Report Share Posted July 4, 2004 The first two lines of the poem remind me of something Lewis Carroll (I think that was who) wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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