Mad Hatter

You may have seen inspiration in my other works from Lewis Carroll. His mad and curious world and colorful characters has always been a source of wonder for me. Here we take the perspective of one.

It’s time for my special tea,

MY special tea,

my specialty

with words and ways and biscuits

Try some.

Love some.

Don’t forget to try it,

though you will try to forget it.

 

Tick tock, smell my sock

slip your lips around my

China set and ideas. Sip,

sip, sip, sip. The secret ingredient

is acid. It helps me hear

rainbows and see the wind.

Look at how the time flies

right in front of your eyes

It’s no surprise… Surprise!

A queen bee eating candle’s wax

and I’ve just enough honey left for cake.

Isn’t that positively astounding?

A very un-birthday celebration indeed!

Drink up, drink up

Drink up!

 

Don’t dawdle my friends,

with your fancies and hopes.

Dream the dream but don’t gaze too long,

It never pays

to be late, in fact

it doesn’t pay at all.

But then again, neither do I,

Don’t let your head roll too far.

Someone might come along and make a pot out of it.

Clankity-clunk goes a spoon swirling tea

where your brain used to be.

A dab of jam on burnt toast and my kingdom

will be complete!

What a thing to say, what a thought to think

My dear, aren’t you thirsty?

Drink up,

Drink.