"The time has come," the Walrus said,
"to talk of many things, of shoes and ships
and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings,
and why the sea is boiling hot,
And whether pigs have wings."
(If interested you can read the rest of this poem here.)
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898)), better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, poet, mathematician and photographer. His most notable works are Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass (1871). He was noted for his facility with word play, logic, and fantasy. His poems Jabberwocky (1871) and The Hunting of the Snark (1876) are classified in the genre of literary nonsense.
More information can be found if you click on his name below the poem.
You actually found a pig with wings! Wow, this poem is long. And I only knew this first part. Wonder what made it so well-known...
ReplyDeleteIt used to be one of my favorite sayings Ginny :) I wonder that too.
DeleteVery beautiful quote from the poem about a beautiful morning. Also interesting information and links about Lewis Carroll. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome Katerina, so glad you enjoyed :)
DeleteIt is a good poem Denise.
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret, I always enjoy finding poems :)
DeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteGreat, thank you Pamela :)
DeleteThis part sounds very familiar to me. I think I may have read the whole thing before. Love that weather vane
ReplyDeleteI remembered it from somewhere, but it's been years and then I found it for my post. I loved that weathervane too. In fact, I love any weathervane and like to take photos of them :)
DeleteI have a thing for pigs, I love that weather vane.
ReplyDeleteMe too, lovely animals and very smart. Me too on the weathervane :)
DeleteThe poetry and the pic give me a lot of imagination to expand on
ReplyDeleteGreat, thanks Roentare :)
DeleteThanks Denise...love this one.
ReplyDeletehugs
Donna
Super, and thank you Donna :) sending hugs!
DeleteLove the poem and the cute weathervane. Take care, have a great day!
ReplyDeleteSo glad, thank you Eileen. Wishing you the same :)
DeleteTa świnka jest super zabawna i piękna . Miłego weekendu:)
ReplyDeleteDziękuję bardzo. Cieszę się, że mała świnka przypadła Ci do gustu :)
DeleteI remember reading that, thanks for the memories.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome, glad you enjoyed :)
DeleteDenise, it seems we were both thinking of pigs flying 😉 as the end of my most recent post shows a flying pig in the UK.
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely Dorothy, I'm going to have to come and look at that :)
DeleteFun weathervane and I like the poem!
ReplyDeleteSo glad, thank you Ellen :)
Deletethe poem makes me think of Dr. Seuss, but that could be, because i have been getting ready for Seuss birthday on March 2nd. Read accross america.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder Sandra :)
DeleteFun one
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine :)
DeleteI like the weathervane and the poem.
ReplyDeleteGreat, thank you Linda :)
DeleteI used some of Lewis Carol's work with my middle school kids. They were fun things to get the kids to read aloud.
ReplyDeleteI bet, wish I could have been in your class :)
DeleteSuch a cute photo! Hope you are having a good day!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jennifer, you too :)
DeleteI do like that weathervane.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the additional links.
All the best Jan
Me too, and you are very welcome Jan. All the best :)
DeleteI love that verse -- and beautifully photographed!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeanie, so happy you enjoyed :)
DeleteOh, I know that poem. We had a sing-song version of it on a record when I was a kid so I learned it.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lovely memory, thanks for sharing that Linda :)
DeleteI love that photo and the poem as well. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome, so happy you enjoyed :)
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