Original Blue Haired Alice

Original blue- haired Alice rewrote the story Wearing a gown she constructed from linseed With lace sleeves cut from a summer shawl Possibly her grandmother’s favorite garment She popped roses and pearls into her stiff sixties hairdo Finding hairspray to keep them there was a trick There are only six cans left, and hard to find Ebay is selling the last two cans for $2500 each An evil Cheshire cat appeared. I wanted a Cheshire dog, she said. The cat refused to go, citing poetic license So blue-haired Alice ignored it Not easy to do when it kept waking her up Gnashing its loud angry teeth when she was trying to sleep I will sit here in this teacup and behave lied the white rabbit Who contributed to the annoying night noises by chewing carrots.