Alice In Wonderland Poetry by Lewis Carrol

Lewis Carrol
(1832-1898)


Poetry from the "Alice" series, Carroll's most famous of all his writings, written for a little girl named Alice Liddel, the daughter of the Dean of Oxford University.


From "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1865)

How Doth the Little Crocodile
How doth the little crocodile  Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile  On every golden scale! How cheerfully he seems to grin,  How neatly spreads his claws, And welcomes little fishes in,  With gently smiling jaws!


Twinkle Twinkle
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at! Up above the world you fly, Like a tea-tray in the sky.   Twinkle, twinkle----




From "Through the Looking Glass," and "What Alice Found There" (1871)


`To the Looking-Glass world it was Alice that said,  "I've a sceptre in hand, I've a crown on my head;  Let the Looking-Glass creatures, whatever they be, Come and dine with the Red Queen, the White Queen, and me."'      `Then fill up the glasses as quick as you can,      And sprinkle the table with buttons and bran:      Put cats in the coffee, and mice in the tea --      And welcome Queen Alice with thirty-times-three!'        `"O Looking-Glass creatures," quothe Alice, "draw near!      'Tis and honour to see me, a favour to hear:      'Tis a privilege high to have dinner and tea      Along with the Red Queen, the White Queen, and me!"'      `Then fill up the glasses with treacle and ink,      Or anything else that is pleasant to drink:      Mix sand with the cider, and wool with the wine --      And welcome Queen Alice with ninety-times-nine!'


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