by rain » Fri Sep 02, 2005 8:34 am
Shining with all his might:<br>He did his very best to make<br>The billows smooth and bright -<br>|: And this was odd, because it was<br> The middle of the night. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :| --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/indifferent.gif ALT=":|"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>The moon was shining sulkily,<br>Because she thought the sun<br>Had got no business to be there<br>After the day was done -<br>'It's very rude of him,' she said,<br>'To come and spoil the fun!'<br><br>The sea was wet as wet could be,<br>The sands were dry as dry.<br>You could not see a cloud, because<br>No cloud was in the sky:<br>No birds were flying overhead -<br>There were no birds to fly.<br><br>The Walrus and the Carpenter<br>Were walking close at hand;<br>They wept like anything to see<br>Such quantities of sand:<br>'If this were only cleared away,'<br>They said, 'it would be grand!'<br><br>'If seven maids with seven mops<br>Swept it for half a year,<br>Do you suppose,' the Walrus said,<br>'That they could get it clear?'<br>'I doubt it,' said the Carpenter,<br>And shed a bitter tear.<br><br>'O Oysters, come and walk with us!'<br>The Walrus did beseech,<br>'A pleasant walk, a pleasant talk,<br>Along the briny beach:<br>We cannot do with more than four,<br>To give a hand to each.'<br><br>The eldest Oyster looked at him,<br>But never a word he said:<br>The eldest Oyster winked his eye,<br>And shook his heavy head -<br>Meaning to say he did not choose<br>To leave the oyster-bed.<br><br>But four young Oysters hurried up,<br>All eager for the treat:<br>Their coats were brushed, their faces washed,<br>Their shoes were clean and neat -<br>And this was odd, because, you know,<br>They hadn't any feet.<br><br>Four other Oysters followed them,<br>And yet another four;<br>And thick and fast they came at last,<br>And more, and more, and more -<br>All hopping through the frothy waves,<br>And scrambling to the shore.<br> The Walrus and the Carpenter<br>Walked on a mile or so,<br>And then they rested on a rock<br>Conveniently low:<br>And all the little Oysters stood<br>And waited in a row.<br><br>'The time has come,' the Walrus said,<br>'To talk of many things:<br>Of shoes - and ships - and sealing-wax -<br>Of cabbages - and kings -<br>And why the sea is boiling hot -<br>And whether pigs have wings.'<br><br>'But wait a bit,' the Oysters cried,<br>'Before we have our chat;<br>For some of us are out of breath,<br>And all of us are fat!'<br>'No hurry,' said the Carpenter.<br>They thanked him much for that.<br><br>'A loaf of bread,' the Walrus said,<br>'Is what we chiefly need:<br>Pepper and vinegar besides<br>Are very good indeed -<br>Now if you're ready, Oysters dear,<br>We can begin to feed.'<br><br>'But not on us!' the Oysters cried,<br>Turning a little blue.<br>'After such kindness, that would be<br>A dismal thing to do!'<br>'The night is fine,' the Walrus said.<br>'Do you admire the view?<br><br>It was so kind of you to come!<br>And you are very nice!'<br>The Carpenter said nothing but<br>'Cut us another slice:<br>I wish you were not quite so deaf -<br>I've had to ask you twice!'<br><br>'It seems a shame,' the Walrus said,<br>'To play them such a trick,<br>After we've brought them out so far,<br>And made them trot so quick!'<br>The Carpenter said nothing but<br>'The butter's spread too thick!'<br><br>'I weep for you,' the Walrus said:<br>'I deeply sympathize.'<br>With sobs and tears he sorted out<br>Those of the largest size,<br>Holding his pocket-handkerchief<br>Before his streaming eyes.<br><br>'O Oysters,' said the Carpenter,<br>'You've had a pleasant run!<br>Shall we be trotting home again?'<br>But answer came there none -<br>And this was scarcely odd, because<br>They'd eaten every one.<br><br>Lewis Carroll. Through the Looking-Glass. <br><br>o.k., what's going on? why is everybody rhyming?<br><br> <br> <p></p><i></i>