Charles ap Brochfael Tyger's Cub

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

We've heard of Charles ap Brochfael

His ready wit and charming laugh.

We've heard of his kindness and courage great,

That he'd take on the Frumious Bandersnatch!

 

In uffish thought We stood
King Edward stalwart  and Queen Thyra  good

When Charles, the Beamish Boy, came into sight
Playing in Our Rusted Woods, with great delight.

We take Our vorpal sword in hand

And moved are We by the Tumtum tree to make of thee

A member of the Tyger's Cub.

And as thou, Charles do receive this award

O, frabjous day! Callough! Callay!

We chortle with our joy.

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

Done this day November the 22, AS 49 in our Shire of Rusted Woodlands at the 100 Minutes War.

Words by Aislinn Chiabach

Illumination by Rennewief Von Grunewald

Calligraphy by Colin MacLaren

"We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."

"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.

"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t BLOG here.”

-Lewis Carroll, with all the love.

I was writing for my own child and I wanted it to be special! Inspiration finally came.  I have called Charlie “My Beamish Boy” since he was an infant.  When he was a toddler he had Jabberwocky memorized.  My choice to filk was clear was clear.  At first I was trepidatious;  Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll is centuries out of period and a well-known poem at that.

But in the end,  it was for a Tyger’s Cub and it was a poem that he loved.  Once I made the decision, I went with it.
I kept the first verse (and the last verse) verbatim to the original poem:

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

 Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

All mimsy were the borogoves,

 And the mome raths outgrabe.”

 

I tried to keep to the cadence and wordcount of the original poem and incorporate the poem and the information needed in the scroll.  Altogether I thought it came out very well! 
Charlie certainly appreciated it.

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Photo by Bróccín MacIvyr