Poetry In Motion

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe.
All mimsy were the borogroves
And the mome raths outgrabe.

Jabberwocky really is a fantastic poem. It has such an ethereal sound when you quote from it at random. It's also a nice random conversation starter. I've been using the opening line this week as an alternative to 'hello' when talking to people, and the reactions are fantastic.

Apparantly the poem was where the word 'chortle' originates from. If so, that's fantastic. It's a brilliant poem and the fact that it is quoted in Dodgeball makes that movie even better, if such a thing was possible. Vorpal blades are also underused weapons, and snicker-snack is an underused adjective. Why I suddenly started pondering on the poem the other day I'm really unsure, but it is a great poem and one of the few poems I can actually quote from.

Until tomorrow, may your borogroves be mimsy and your vorpal blades go snicker-snack.