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Sunday, August 23, 2020

Uly* Does Jane** Does Lewis***: Last (Probably) in a Series of Alternate Poetastical Takes on Various Poets' Possible, However Improbable, Poetical Takes on "The Hunting of the Snark"

      * Ulysses Poe, author of "What A's Not For" and other books of nonsense

      ** Jane Taylor, English poet and composer of "The Star"

      *** Lewis Carroll, creator of "The...Snark"


Tingle, tingle, 

Bellman's bell.

You of Snarks turn'd 

Boojums tell.

Toll'd three times, what's 

told c'est vrai.

Fie!: the Baker 

dies away.

(Tingle, tingle, 

Bellman's bell.

Blare you "Cats Do 

Carroll"'s knell...?)

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