The really scary bit is that I typed out the original Jabberwocky, entirely from memory, to start with, and then started playing with it. I wonder why I can't remember important short-term things, like appointments and lunch dates, but I can carry around craploads of poetry and song lyrics for years...
Anyway, just a fun thing, nothing serious; I mucked about a bit too much with the meter and rhyme scheme. Originally I had some people's suit names in, but I took them all out for fear of causing offense - except for Morque, because that rhyme made me giggle.
I conceived of the Barbewock as a troll, being all bigoted and flamey and non-PC and pissing people off. Then our hero, the newbie, thrashes the bastard, and is welcomed with open arms by the loving Barbelites! Huzzah!
Ahem. I was bored at work today, is really the main thing. |
