Aunt Alice
Aunt Alice
Hide the razor blades and rope.
Put pills away in a hidey hole.
Make sure all poisons are gone.
Aunt Alice is coming for a visit.
She tells such stories of rabbit
holes and Cheshire Cats and Queens
demanding "Off with their heads"!
Mother used to read to her years ago.
We children love her visits, so full
of fantasies to excite our imaginations.
The adults seem oddly quiet and whisper
that Alice lately seems mad as a hatter.
Copyright © William Donovan | Year Posted 2018
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