At The Shores

‘Take a minute to think about it, and then guess,’ Said the Red Queen. ‘Meanwhile, we’ll drink your health - Queen Alice’s health!’ she screamed at the top of her voice, And all the guests began drinking it directly, And very queerly they managed it: some of them Put their gla*ses upon their heads like extinguishers, And drank all that trickled down their faces – Others upset the decanters, and drank the wine as It ran off the edges of the table – and three of them (Who looked like kangaroos) Scrambled into the dish of roast mutton, And began eagerly lapping up the gravy, ‚ Just like pigs in a trough!‘ thought Alice. (Das Bild wird zunehmend undeutlicher, Und die Vision verbla*st. Die Phantasie muss sich der Wirklichkeit fügen, als schließlich...) (...der ferne Klang einer Stimme die Zuhörer sanft, aber unwiderruflich aus ihren Träumen weckt:) A boat beneath a sunny sky...