Mr. Hatter

March 9th, 2009.

Silence.

The violins play.

The piano leads you on.

He stands tall in court.

His charge, you ask?

You fool.

The cello sets off.

 

He tips his hat, smirking.

His tea rests upon his hat.

"I can't recall."

Is his reply.

A violin stands solo.

Drifting to slumber.

 

The queen screams.

In angered heat.

He giggles boyishly.

Clutching his axe.

The music makes you frightened.

His eyes flash.

 

The cards bleed.

Whimpering at his feet.

The court is silent.

His lips curl.

The tea cups break.

A piano solo to leave you guessing.

 

"Am I so mad? No want for tea?

Spare me the logic, Alice.

I will soon make you flee."

Reviews

[Zoe Anne]

This. Was. Just. AWESOME! ^vv^ I loved the ending!

[karmic]

Clever prospective. I believe you captured the rush and the creativity in that scene magnificently.

[♍ Kirstin ♎]

Nice write

[Lyzzy Redd]

I like this a lot! I've always loved the Mad Hatter. =)

[deleted]

Very clever artistry shown in this piece. I was actually able to envision the Mad Hatter in this poem. You have a way of expressing yourself in your poetry that is simplistic but yet so heavy in the way that you design your words. I think your writing style is unique.

[Su' Nacnetaf]

Beautiful, this is indeed a great poem, the way the lines flow seemingly illogical yet thoroughly coherent is wonderful. The grammar mistake which I think is most important is about the "Cello" word, but pay no attention to this if you like, you already warned us to ignore grammar. This piece of poetry is marvelous and makes me ponder. By the way, why the name "Alice"? I haven't read the story, but, does it have something to do with Alice in Wonderland? Great poem, just excellent.

[Ophelia]

I really like this. =] You spelled cello wrong, though. But everything was wonderful. Your writing is very unique, as is a lot of the work I see on this website. I wish you the best, and I want to see more writing from you, mmkay? =] Best wishes!

[Wunderlich]

I liked this. It was just really, really awesome. Very nice job :D

[Nicole Renee]

I agree with Victoria. This is a very interesting take on The Mad Hatter; a dark version of the usual Mad Hatter. I thought it was a very good poem.


-Nicole

[Victoria]

I enjoyed this. The Mad Hatter has always been my favorite character from Alice in Wonderland. This is very dark, but well written. Very nice. :]