Father William Comments

Nice poem. Changes as one grows.

Glad this poem was chosen by PH for our reading pleasure today. It is one of my favourites in the Alice adventures. It rivals the White Knight who sang of a plan to dye one's whiskers green, And always use so large a fan That they could not be seen. Dream, trance, mirror-image, reality are imperceptibly connected, as philosophers and psychologists and poets have found. Lewis Carroll hints at a parody of Wordsworth in this nonsense-poem. It has retained some of its childlike humour over 150 years. AM

I took to the law; and, that hat made me what i am today. Nice work.

I never was a fan of Alice in Wonderland or Lewis Carroll or his humor-so this piece does not attract me in any way. This being so, I cannot add any worthwhile comment here. Though I wish someone could tell me what is so enjoyable about his writings

This is NOT a conversation between father and son, as Ratnakar would discover if he read it again carefully. It's from Alice in Wonderland.

Beautiful story unfolded through the conversation of father and son. Enjoyed the poem. Thanks for sharing.