A Typical Day At The Va

[ladypoetry85]

"This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.

Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.

Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job.

Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done."

B) B) B) B) B)

[cowgirl]

Thanks Lady ~ Commander Bob ~ let me add that the Jabberwocky fits the slow, slothy and syntax language of the VA.

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll (great nonsense!)

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun

The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:

Long time the manxome foe he sought—

So rested he by the Tumtum tree,

And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,

The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,

And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! and through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"

He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe

[MRRRR5]

This is the first time I have read this poem, by Rudyard Kipling. Wow..........great

Agree...

[Wings]

Thanks Lady ~ Commander Bob ~ let me add that the Jabberwocky fits the slow, slothy and syntax language of the VA.

Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll (great nonsense!)

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!

The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun

The frumious Bandersnatch!"

He took his vorpal sword in hand:

Long time the manxome foe he sought—

So rested he by the Tumtum tree,

And stood awhile in thought.

And as in uffish thought he stood,

The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,

And burbled as it came!

One, two! One, two! and through and through

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

He left it dead, and with its head

He went galumphing back.

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"

He chortled in his joy.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe

Wonderful and FUN! I asked my teen daughter to read this one to me, and she said they did a skit to this one in class, and acted out the motions of a jabberwocky; flapping her arms and walking to and fro lol!

I liked both poems today, thanks, this was a nice break from the stress and pain. ~Wings

[ladypoetry85]

Where did they bury the body?

They didnt bury the body! They just shredded it and sold it back to the guverment to be recyled into paper. Who in turn sent some of the paper to the tresuary department to make new money and the rest they sold to Charman to make toilet paper.