A Quick Trip Through Wonderland

Not my best, I suppose. But it's my favorite childhood story.

Take a quick trip with me,

Down into a rabbit hole

Where things barely make sense

In the reality world

But where imaginations are filled

With many impossiblities

Making sense only

In the eyes of a dreamer.

 

Tick tock, goes the clock

As a snowy rabbit passes us by

Running late for some unknown date

Disappearing as we venture deeper,

Into a land filled with the unexpected

Nightmares and dreams at every turn.

 

Purple ghostly eyes at a glance

In the curiousity

Of one bewildered cat

Stalking us through our deep adventure

Like he's searching for some prey.

 

A short little smoke,

Of second hand smoke

From a certain riddling caterpillar

And to add to the riddles of this wondrous land

Two silly twins we're sure to find.

As we ponder at their intellegence,

They must have smoked some funny thing

But with their curious hilarious antics and quarrels

They are sure to make us giggle.

 

Traveling deeper into a land of curiosity

Into the blackened forest we roam,

Where mushrooms soar as high as the sky

We see a huge dining table and gathering friends.

 

A dormouse tempting us with tea

Celebrating a very unhappy birthday

For a peculiar hatted man,

Reveling within his own dark mind

As he leaves a question or two in our heads.

 

The red queen of too many broken hearts

As she revels within her misery.

So much time she spent looking for love,

It's one of her greatest mysteries.

To be loved, or to be hated,

I doubt anyone will ever know

As she miserably sits upon her throne

We run, as she shouts

 "OFF WITH THEIR MORTAL HEADS!"

 

Dragons soar the vast open skies,

So strange since we're beneath the ground.

But what a sight it is, indeed.

 

Our journey is nearly over now,

As we try desperately to return home

A special white queen so full of kindness

Helping us find our way.

 

What a shame to return to reality

But what an adventure we've had

Into a world where dreams collide

As we return to our plain old mortal lives.

 

A lesson to be learned,

Always follow your heart

You'll never know the adventure

You will find.

 

But one more thing before we part,

An answer remains to be found.

Why is a raven like a writing desk?

A question forever lingering within our minds.

Author's Note

After watching Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, I had to write this down.

Reviews

[paradise]

Omg i love tht movie and this poem its really a great poem to write aboyut i love the last stanza it does bother me tht question

[Inyourshadow]

A short little toke, of second hand smoke ~ as not to repeat smoke and still make sense. Love Alice have you ever heard the Jefferson Airplane song White Rabbit ( Go Ask Alice ) it's drug related but so what lol. You capture the darker side of the tale perfectly that Cheshire cat really is a freak. This made me smile, keep em' coming

[Zeitgeist Manifesto]

I love this tribute. You took the story and still managed to create a fresh view of it all. I still felt as if I was on a new adventure.

[Raven Starhawk]

I like the title to this. The body of your poem though is so much better. I think that you have grasped this world wonderfully. I have never seen Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland but I am a fan of his work and want to see it as soon as possible.

[LilMissWriter17]

I love this! :) beautiful! :)

[Sakib]

I really had a nice journey through this poem. Nicely written and well crafted. Beautiful write.

[Shattered Dreams]

I love the movie, and I also LOVE LOVE LOVE your poem! I liked the last verse best; 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?'. It made me smile, remembering when I read the book. Carry on writing!

[Robbie~xoxo~]

My, my, what a storyteller you are... You are a delightful writer. Never a moment, have I left your beautiful world. You take me to your fantasy land...freezing time... for me to dream with you. I love, love, love this!

[Priscilla Sayers]

Smiled the whole way through, stil smiling now. Love your poem, quite revealing of how your mind is intricate. Exquisite never plain, your reality.
And The Raven, well, full of the souls that dare to roam and mingle in our minds to, what? Dare I say it? Set your mind free, dark or light, giving you RELEASE:).
YOU ROCK ALWAYS!!!!!!!

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This is wonderful, enjoyed reading this write. Nice job!