All is chilliblain in the blickle, bathic wintastice,
But in the morgenold I sleepy-peery through the windlies.
Oh, Blessemy Sollikin! ‘Tis whistical in blankety blanketlay –
Deep joy! Now frolicals for the mincey-bright kindlies.
Hurrify! Squealy-squabbling to snoddle-munchkin craftigo,
With carroty conk and pebbly peeper for the making cutiness.
Soon, froxical finglies and twinkly towliodes
And whistiful breathies all smoggy-cloud beautiness.
Wencesladdies’n’lassies on glisty grass like gristy glass,
Marvellising at the sprinkle-sprangle cobbywebbies round,
Drippy-dropping, flickity-flacky moistilettes
Onto the icicalickity, crispinoodling ground.
Comments
Silver Spun Sand | January 5, 2012 - 15:40
Ah, now you're talking, Helvigo.
The late great Sir Stanley Unwin, 'the masterlode of Stanfoolery of the verbally thrips oratory' would almost certainly have applauded this poem.
It is one of the most difficult things to do...inventing a new languauge, so to speak, and I take my hat off to you. Very much enjoyed.
Tina;-)
scratch | January 5, 2012 - 18:57
SSS is right on. I only stopped laughing to concentrate so that I could laugh again.
Highhat | January 6, 2012 - 06:47
This is jabberwocky in high potency- A joy to read- gave me a wintry feeling- don't now why- seemed frostically funny
tcook | January 6, 2012 - 17:56
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h jenkins | January 6, 2012 - 18:28
Thanks to you all for the comments and to Tony for choosing it as poem of the week.
Orbiweeps and sadlio profundity - I do miss Stanley Unwin.
Helvigo Jenkins
Ewan | January 6, 2012 - 19:43
Remarkabold!
Layyyyyyyy-zeeee Sunday Ahhhfta-noon-ah!
h jenkins | January 7, 2012 - 12:21
Ah, Ewan, you remind me. I must get some Ogden's Nut Gone Flake for me old pipe. Must be careful though as I suspect that might have been what Stevie Marriot was smoking when he burned down his house.
And he's sorely missed too.
Helvigo Jenkins
Indrani Ananda | January 7, 2012 - 18:30
Indrani Ananda
Stanley Unwin was brilliant. Try reading this poem out loud - it's surprisingly easy, and I don't know why.
Fabulantastical!
h jenkins | January 8, 2012 - 03:05
Thanks Indrani, glad you liked it.
Helvigo Jenkins
Dciontut | April 7, 2012 - 19:12
I dig it.
The Talisman | December 29, 2012 - 19:10
So pleased that this was poem of the week and pick of the day.
It took me back to my childhood.
Stanley Unwin. What a welcome memory.