Elseness

The Hatter tips his hat
In fond remembrance
Of Tea once shared
In the wilds of Wonderlands
Long past
A wink of the eye
To the Alice of Memory
Though the Elseness is all gone
He still recalls dreams of madness
And fanciful flights once flown
Over Dream Land Hills
And the waters of the deep
Reflections of Stars
No one had ever known
Beds of bone
And the silence of stone
Where longing lovers lay
A place found only in the Beauty
Of Creation’s Cradle
Where Poets yearn to play
The Hatter remembers the pain
The Sunshine once took
And the Shadow of Alice
As she disappeared that day
His heart troubles him only once
Or twice
Or no more at all
His pain was swallowed by a Queen
Whose madness mirrors his own
Her laughter undoes all
So the Hatter winks again
Alice, may you find the joy the night time took
And a Moon to guide your way
A destination anew
Happiness for Dew
New Stars that lovely few
Ever have known
Lay no more in that bed of bone
It’s far too uncomfortable a throne
Remember this
Only the best
Ever
Dwelt within our Vaunted Halls
Of Elseness

Author's Note

For Dew

"It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then." - Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll

Reviews

[Dewella~Vintella]

I hope you are doing well old friend, its nice to read your words again. I think, no matter how much time passes I will always enjoy the works you create, no matter the subject or inspiration. I admire your talents, and even though we are more strangers than friends now, its always you I see through your words.

[Caradoc]

Thank for you reading, as always. Know it or not, you were someone who helped me through some tough times in my life. Your poetry still draws me back and I find myself reading my favorites over again. I am doing well, and I hope you are as well. May your journey always lead to green pastures and peace.

[Dewella~Vintella]

I can say the same of myself for you. Even still you inspire that part of me that adores words in all their ways. There was a deep connection, or a kismet, or whatever you might want to call it that even as we are now, I would still consider you a dear friend. I am well, and even though I am only getting older I have found that the journey ahead is vast, and I couldnt be happier.