Alice strolled down a long winding lane
and saw the tea party of the mad hatter
three creatures drank tea right out in the rain
dormouse, march hare, and mad hatter having a natter.
Alice thought the behaviour of all was insane
the march hare and hatter continued to chatter
march hare and hatter seemed not to engage their brain
instead march hare continued to chat to the latter
whose hat was forced down and failing to drain
much more talk and his hat would only get flatter.
Alice suggested his hat would not regain
its shape while the rain continued to batter
wind, rain and hail caused Alice such pain
as the rain came down and continued to splatter
the hatter was upset because he was so vain
and his hat was broken and continued to tatter.
The hatter ate hot tarts so warmth he would gain
but Alice told him he would only get fatter
his good sense was lost as he went against the grain
to steal from a queen who might chop the head of a hatter
eating tarts he stole from the queen through her reign.
They moved 'round and knocked things that fell with a clatter
the teapot fell down and started to stain
and the tarts were spun 'round on their silver platter
the dormouse hid away from the noise and the rain
as rain fell down with pitter and patter.
Alice and dormouse were the only ones sane
and mad hatter threw tarts angrily at 'er.
The wind was so fast it blew over a vane
Alice left for shelter away from the hatter
from those that still would stay out on the plain
and not have the common sense to stay in through the splatter.
The patience of Alice had seen too much strain
from the chatter, the hatter, and the heavy rains' patter.
She went off to find some sheltered terrain
away from the dormouse, the march hare and hatter.
The dormouse in his teapot now slept through the chattery refrain
as the other two argued and knocked dishes which did scatter
they were hare brained and hat rained and fighting again.
Inspired by the work of Lewis Carroll.
In Wonderland there was a large palace
where a trial took place watched by the mad hatter
with him was the sleeping dormouse
and the late arriving march hare.
Another later arrival was Alice
who came in from the heavy splatter
looking for shelter of a house
which she then found inside there.
The Queen drank wine from her chalice
but dropped it with a heavy clatter
that startled the poor sleeping mouse
whose waking times were very rare.
The knave of hearts was blamed with malice
by the guilty tart thief hatter
who acted as a complete louse
in blaming the knave, it was not fair.
The hatter it seemed was very jealous
because he would keep getting fatter
the thin knave weighed less than the mouse
steel tarts? The knave would never dare.
To Alice it seemed to be quite callous
to blame the knave for being flatter
it was a very silly grouse
for cards are thin and prone to tear.
At this time the dream of Alice
ended as the rain did scatter
she woke in the open from the waters' douse
Alice awoke with soaking wet hair.
Alice thought about that palace
As the rain fell with a patter
While she stood she saw a mouse
And two strange creatures an odd pair
Inspired by the work of Lewis Carroll.
I have a story for you
Of the night I travelled to
Space up above the sky
No hint of a lie
I tell you its true
That last night I flew
Reached space very soon
And stood on the moon
I landed on Mars
And visited the stars
I made the long trip
In a gleaming spaceship
Then I floated to see
The planet Mercury
And not too much later
I landed in a crater
I was the first one
To loop 'round the sun
The first of my genus
In the clouds of Venus
I flew to Alpha Centauri
This is my true story
Its no Jackanory
and Proxima Centauri
I was the first man
At Aldebaran
I took a different track
To fly my way back
I wanted to go
To purple white Pluto
Found Neptunes' moon Triton
Sought Saturns' moon Titan
Went to Jupiters' Io
and landed on a volcano
I wanted to know
What its surface would show
You ought to believe me
When I say what I did see
The places you could be
And the way that it should be
If we went out to space
The whole human race
Right up from this place
And built a moon base.
Inspired by space science and engineering, Arthur C Clarke, and the music of Pink Floyd and David Bowie.
Thank you for being my wonderful wife
And guiding me through my life
In the five years to our anniversary
You have helped me through adversity
You are so lovely and beautiful
And helpful kind and dutiful
You are so artistic and clever
I know our love is strong forever
You make me so delighted and proud
And our five years of love we've avowed
On earth we will strengthen our love
Until called to meet in the above
Poems by Jo - http://www.lulu.com/content/621509 - I have been writing poetry for many years. I am inspired by everyday life events, animals, nature, people, places, and whatever comes into my head - depending on my inspirational mood at the time!
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Poems by Jo - http://www.lulu.com/content/621509 - I have been writing poetry for many years. I am inspired by everyday life events, animals, nature, people, places, and whatever comes into my head - depending on my inspirational mood at the time!
Animal Poems - Animals.
Bereavement Poems - Bereavement.
Family and Friends Poems - Family and Friends.
Fantasy Poems - Fantasy Mystical Poems.
Historical Poems - Historical.
Nature Poems - Nature.
Religious Poems - Religious.
Romantic Poems - Romance.
Seasons Poems - Seasons.
Special Occasion Poems - Special Occasions.
Suspense Poems - Suspense.
