A short direction
To avoid dejection,
By variations
In occupations,
And prolongation
Of relaxation,
And combinations
Of recreations,
And disputation
On the state of the nation
In adaptation
To your station,
By invitations
To friends and relations,
By evitation
Of amputation,
By permutation
In conversation ,
And deep reflection
You'll avoid dejection.
Learn well your grammar,
And never stammer,
Write well and neatly,
And sing most sweetly,
Be enterprising ,
Love early rising,
Go walk of six miles,
Have ready quick smiles,
With lightsome laughter,
Soft flowing after.
Drink tea, not coffee;
Never eat toffy.
Eat bread with butter.
Once more, don't stutter.
Don't waste your money,
Abstain from honey.
Shut doors behind you,
(Don't slam them, mind you.)
Drink beer, not porter.
Don't enter the water
Till to swim you are able.
Sit close to the table.
Take care of a candle.
Shut a door by the handle,
Don't push with your shoulder
Until you are older.
Lose not a button.
Refuse cold mutton.
Starve your canaries.
Believe in fairies.
If you are able,
Don't have a stable
With any mangers.
Be rude to strangers.
Moral: Behave.
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A fantastic flowing poem with some great morals
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I read that Mr.Carroll did indeed have a stuttering problem. Funny, that he wrote about it twice in this poem. -
I had the sense while reading this, that the author was bored and so, wrote a bit of 'stream of consciousness' rhyme. This then caught his attention and turned to a lighthearted poke of fun at the 'rules' of social behavior that he seems to ignore with great enthusiasm. Fun read. Peace, Rhonda
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Funny
Mostly flows. Seems well written and thought out. Almost like manners with a twist to it. Such as Be rude to strangers, and Believe in fairie, and Starve your canaries. Almost seems the longer it gets the futher away from reality it seems. Quiet a good write. Fun to read. Enjoyable antidote to spart up a day. -
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I enjoyed the way it all rhymed and was able to make me laugh! Lewis Carroll is one of my favourite authors! -
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Lewis Carroll is really a poet to be Loved and celebrated by all who love Classics
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