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The Narrow Way (Inspired by Jabberwocky by Lewis Carrol)

Jacob Rowell

The Shuntum Claves were dissapate

And Worats filled the dunge

With preched prairs on every slate

The boy trepped through the stunge

 

“He told me not to wale and wickle

I must keep hubbling on!

But the Wrats keep making my path so fickle

Oh, how they zwoop and zawn!”

 

“We vove to crunt your grimbiling

Your path of piveled senglance

Come dost your king, and find true ling!

Just fost for a few minutes!”

 

“Beware their cuxing, weevel straight

When they gallate, my son.

Take heart, my boy, keep copes aloy,

For I’ve already won.”

 

The boy was herrumped by these words

As Wrats kept beggaring on;

He girned his helmet, firm he stood

Sung on his ears it donned.

 

The Shuntum Claves were dissipate

And Worats filled the dunge

With preched prairs on every slate

The boy trepped through the stunge.

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