Of Mimsy and Borogroves

He appeared to me in his strange way,

Leading with that disconcerting smile,

A maniacal laugh parting his half-moon fangs.

 

He spoke in layered riddles

That would make a sphinx blush,

Babbling of Queens and Their ways.

 

Singing a song of mimsy and borogroves

With those taunting, tenor tones and cleft eyes

Gleaming as he faded to air once again.

Author's Note

Enjoy!

Reviews

[Einstein Noodle]

i think you should be galumphing with joy for such a dark and delightful piece .. half moon fangs ..eeeeeyow! those are some big incisors .. i thoroughly enjoyed all of this poem .. its concise, deliberate, and packed with dramatic images to my mind ... and always, with Drac .. there is a hint of sensuality by his very nature .. he faded to air without any mention of the speakers fate!!??? so i presume she was somehow granted a reprieve for the time being ;) nice one says i!
E.

[Ashira Macy]

Thank you Noodle, I am so happy you enjoyed this piece. I like writing darker stuff, it is so much fun.

[Avinash]

Fantasy of daemonic proportion. Dark does have a pulling like gravity specially to those who carry light in themselves. Enjoyed reading it.

[Ashira Macy]

Thank you kindly Avinash.

[Mayank]

Bram Stroker lover? Dracula's are fascinating we only need good writes or else will have many more Twilights.

[Ashira Macy]

Haha, please, no more Twilight nonsense! =P

[Pushkar Prabhat]

great description!
effectively fills up the reader's imagination.
watching a lot of vampire diaries, are we?
i loved it!
:)

[Ashira Macy]

Haha, thanks Pushkar! It is actually not a vampire poem, though I have written several about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I am on an Alice in Wonderland kick right now, so that is where I took inspiration from. =) So glad you liked it!

[Pushkar Prabhat]

great! you are welcome! looking forward to more mystical poems while the kick lasts! ;) :)

[micky]

I love the feel of this piece it beautiful, mysterious, magical and absolutely wonderful. Well done Ashira :p

[Ashira Macy]

Thanks so much for your kind words my friend!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

sort of like a dracula...and then we wonder, was he really there, or was it just imagination at work...

an eerie fantasy.

abstract in its way...and oh so interesting.

[Ashira Macy]

Thanks so much Jacob, I love you take on this. You always see things in my work that I go back and am able to catch myself. Love it!

[Delmar Cooper]

Brings back memories, mostly of black and white illustrations, and questions involving treacle.

[Ashira Macy]

Well spotted my friend! Hopefully they were good memories. =)