Alice Invading the Garden
Muttered nonsense about misplaced importance
floats by my ear as one more gets lost
down the rabbit hole, serving a queen
that will slice off his head. False
bravado encourages me to
drink the right potion and
eat the wrong biscuit,
in attempts to chase the harried.
It's not just curiosity
I'm no new Alice, though I wonder.
I'm Alice returned,
Alice knowing the fate,
Alice angry about the axes
waiting to fall on once-clever fools.
I'm Alice alone at a tea party,
preferring the company of madmen to none,
Alice alone at her tea party,
sniveling into her tea.
I'm Alice invading the garden,
looking for souls among cards,
Alice invading the garden,
bristling to spite the queen.
Rabbits are chasing their tails
in fear and cards are marching in time,
serving a master that leads to disaster,
ignoring the friends on the line.
Alice is tired of being
forgotten and watching them fade from view,
nerves have grown frayed as trust is betrayed
She doesn't know what to do.
False bravado encourages me to
drink the right potion and
eat the wrong biscuit
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Go, Bernie! *
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Thanks, all, from the heart. And Mathew, only you - :)
*Oh, I crave a poem just like this now and then and this is now. I especially like the perfect rhyme in the fifth stanza and the way it comes at just the right spot.
Nonnie is a sweetheart with good taste, it's obvious.
Thank you, Nonnie! Your words are life-giving. :)
Rabbits are chasing their tails
in fear and cards are marching in time,
serving a master that leads to disaster,
ignoring the friends on the line.
This is great, Emily. Thanks for posting.*
Thank you, Tim!
"Alice is tired of being
forgotten and watching them fade from view,
nerves have grown frayed as trust is betrayed."*
This moves so beautifully!
This is a lovely poem in itself.
Alice is tired of being forgotten
and watching them fade from view.
Nerves have grown frayed
as trust is betrayed.
She doesn't know what to do.
Gary - some of my favorite lines also. Thank you.
Meg - many thanks! That is always the goal for me :)
Bill - Thank you! That part really does sum up the purpose of the whole thing.
"I'm no new Alice, though I wonder.
I'm Alice returned,
Alice knowing the fate,
Alice angry about the axes
waiting to fall on once-clever fools."
I love the engagement here with the Alice as everywoman. Well done!
Darryl, thank you for your comment. I feel like I've found something about me and my writing with this piece; a trend I hope to continue :)
*, Emily. Fiine, intelligent verse.
Thank you so much, David.
Really liked this. Alice in Wonderland references are always cool. It's one of my favourite books.