Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll (real name Charles Lutwidge Dodgson) is a well-known author, famous for writing classic stories such as Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (a.k.a. Alice in Wonderland) and The Hunting of the Snark. Another of his famous writings is Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There. It's the sequel to Alice in Wonderland and contains the famous poem Jabberwocky. Shown below is the poem itself (taken from this website).

JABBERWOCKY

by Lewis Carroll

(from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, 1872)

`Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

  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, has 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.

Nice, right? As you can see, it's somewhat nonsensical, with words like frabjous, outgrabe or galumphing, which I don't think exist in the dictionary. However, its nonsensical, weird style is what makes it famous. It shows Carroll's creativity and way with words. I like this poem and it's one of my favorites. How 'bout you? What is your favorite poem?