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JOSIE'S POEMS

JABBERWOCKY

From 'Through the Looking Glass'

By Lewis Carroll

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Read about this famous children's writer/poet HERE 

 

He was one of my favourite children's writers and is also loved by many children of the world too.

J A B B E R W O C K Y
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.

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LOOK:  Oh how I love Jabberwocky and so do many other people, but . . . .  imagine my surprise and pleasure when my own poem, (a shadow-poem of Jabberwocky) was enjoyed by teachers and children all across West Yorkshire and was chosen for publication.  It was one of almost 400 poems that was published by AMS Educational in 2010.  Perhaps I'm the only poet to have had so many poems published as a first-time published poet?  Josie
 
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