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The Jabberwock

The Jabberwock, the Jabberwock, Beware, beware the Jabberwock! When you be out in forest deep, Secure in bed, awake, asleep, Protected by superiority, Cloaked within seniority, Thinking you safe in your encampment, It comes with magic and with enchantment; It flies aflame through forest trees And sweeps up idle employees. Not one will prove to be saveable; All will prove quite microwaveable. And, though your troops be sore mismatched, Though none return who be dispatched To meet and fight this host chimeric, The VORPAL BLADE, from times barbaric, May yet defeat this beast malevolent; In the end may prove prevalent. So those of us who’s seen its eyes, Those of us who are familiarized, Who’ve smelt its horrid pungency, Will waive our normal consultant’s fee And offer you a special deal: One vorpal sword, for just a steal.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017




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Date: 4/19/2017 12:02:00 AM
Very clever and humourous, Jerome! I enjoyed this entry of yours!
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Jerome Malenfant
Date: 4/19/2017 12:30:00 AM
Thanks. It's actually an entry in a word-bank contest on that other poetry site, so some of the words I used may seem a bit odd.

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