Posted in December 2019, Rhyme

Alice’s Underground Undertaking

alice in wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
Took a trip that wasn’t planned
She followed a white rabbit
Who had a bad habit
Met a caterpillar of blue
Who kept asking “Who are YOU?”

Then a Cheshire Cat
Who was quite a diplomat
Befriended Alice for awhile
As he listened, advised and left his smile
Frustrated, Alice saw a table under a tree
Where the Hatter and March Hare were having tea

Treated rudely there, she left upset
And entered the strangest place yet
Numbers were painting roses red
As a Red Queen yelled “Off with her head!”
Suddenly Alice grew tall, she didn’t know why
And the King accused her of being a mile high

He said she had to leave the trial in court
“I won’t” was Alice’s sharp retort
“You’re all just a pack of cards” she said
At that they rose up and fell on her head
Alice beat them off, let out a scream,
And awoke to find it was only a dream.

Rhyme

Posted in Choka, June 2017

Smiles

Cheshire Cat
 “For one of your Smiles

I would walk a country mile”

Said Cheshire Cat 

To the pursuing Red Queen

“I’ll not give you that!

Smiles is the longest word!”

The Red Queen said.

“Then I’ll give you mine instead”

Chershire, vanishing, said. 

Choka
Riddle: 

What is the longest word in the dictionary? 

“Smiles” because there is a mile between each ‘s’

Posted in October 2013, Rhyme

Who’s Who?

I’m not dressing up for Halloween
I don’t want to be the Red Queen
Or a Mermaid in a suit of green
No Rock Stars or Pirates mean
In no costume will I be seen
For I have no inner fantasy
To be anyone else other than me
And whether or not you agree
I like who I turned out to be
So on October 31st I’ll just be me

Rhyme
Leona J. Atkinson  10-22-13