#wonderland poems on Hello Poetry

julia Apr 2016

real people with real problems
stuck in an imaginary wonderland,
hiding under lies, because
what i've been running from has found me

#lies #sad #hiding #wonderland

Georgia Marginson-Swart Apr 2016

Fanciful dreams

Knight is his armor
Damsel in her tower
Who are we, really
Under the facade?
Beyond the fantasy?
The knight stands
With his golden armor
And jewelled scabbard
Itching for his next ****
Or his next drink
Blood looks like wine
Under pale moonlight
The damsel, fretting
But not distressing
She has never known
The outside of her walls
She will take leaps of faith
And fall flat, or fly
Is risk worth reward?
These are the stories of old
The fantasies we tell ourselves
Not knowing the world
Is so much deeper than ink
And we enter woods
Expecting wolves
And leave with boys
Not knowing both hunger
For something, at least
And we know now
How to slay dragons, but
Not the ones within ourselves
We have seen our happy endings
But we have yet to attain them

#reality #wonderland #fantasy

belbere Apr 2016

The Hatter

Another,
Another,
Drink up, girl,
Drink!
There’s more to the art of tea parties
Than you think,
See, I’ve been doing this longer
Than you’ve been alive, but
The clock keeps on ticking,
Do you think you'll survive?

I’ve read the leaves,
I know what they say,
Tell me I’ll be stuck here
’Til my dying days,
They should’ve put a warning
Sign by the rabbit hole -
In I came, but
Out I can’t go,
So,

Drink up, girl,
Drink!
I have to continue,
Creating new fortunes
With every *** I brew,
Really hoped that I could have
Stuck my fate onto you,
But you’ll be keeping your head,
Ain’t nothing I can do,
So,

Another,
Another,
Drink up girl,
Drink!
It’s an endless tea party, superb,
Don’t you think?!
I know I’m stuck, but
You’ve got nothing to fear;
Though I have to warn you,
We’re all mad here.

an ekphrastic for class, based upon the illustration of the tea party in alice in wonderland by john tenniel - special thanks to naomi

#thoughts #wonderland #party #drink #mad #alice #tea #hatter

Hannah Gaines Apr 2016

Alice

I keep wondering in this world,
Where am I?
What is this place?
It's wonderful, yet peculiar.

As I follow the white rabbit,
I meet strange people,
I must try to find the rabbit,
My mind is reeling with questions.

Everything isn't what I was taught of,
A smiling cat,
A never ending tea party,
And a dragon.

The queen is quite beautiful,
But she is like a childish brat,
This is bizarre to me,
I want to go home.

I can't find a way out,
Am I going to stay here forever?
I miss my family,
I want to leave Wonderland.

#wonderland #confusion #poetfreak

Hannah Gaines Apr 2016

Broken Wonderland

One there was a girl,
She was as happy as the sun,
Until one day the girl's heart fell,
Now you must be wondering what happened to this poor ray of fun.

She soon realized what her father what he really was,
He was a liar and a *******,
The father splitted the girl's wonderland in half,
And her heart never beated the same.

You may see her as the Mad Hatter,
For her two personalities,
Or you may see her as the dear Alice,
Either way, she doesn't care.

One day she'll leave everyone,
And she'll go to her Wonderland,
To be with her friend and be loved by anyone,
She'll be the fairest of the land.

#broken #wonderland #poetfreak

Antoinette G Apr 2016

Wonderland

My mind is Wonderland
A place were nothing makes sense
Where I slay a Jabberwocky made up of bad thoughts
The Red Queen is my self-doubt
Who shouts "Off with their heads" to every solider of self-confidence who arises
The Mad Hatter my own madness
Where I shrink so I can't be seen
Or grow to outshine everyone else
Where I paint roses red with my own blood
Where everyone and everything is c
Crazy
And it’s easy to forget the path you had once chosen
Were the Cheshire cat is who inspires me to smile on cue
I can't imagine anyone but myself
Surviving in my mind
For they are not me
And who could survive wonderland other than Alice herself

#metaphor #teen #wonderland

Glenda Lee Woodson Apr 2016

Down the Rabbit Hole

Tumbling, tumbling
            She f
                 a
               l
              l
             s
Down,
            down,
                       down.

It seems she's always gazing up from her place in the ground.

She is Alice in a cycle of bad.
Splintered Alice, no Carroll in sight.
All mad, no mathematics.

Wake up little Alice!
                   !
                   !
                  !
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               P
Wake U

Stop eating those Underland treats.
Don't drink any more of the tum tum tree juice...
It only releases the predator in you.

Dear girl,
Don't you see?
All the wonder you need
Lies deep down within.

Curiouser and curiouser
That you don't know the magic and POWER
You had from conception.

So Alice, if you would please
Stop chasing white rabbits,
Stepping through mirrors
Searching for a world of your own.

Create your world in the here and now.
                                   !
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S    a     e  things
   h    k

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are my favorite Golden Age fairy tales. And all the spinoffs are just making me relive the hours I spent looking for rabbit holes, and wondering which sides of mushrooms would make me grow a little bit shorter because I towered over all my friends. This will definitely be revised and tweaked over time.

#life #wonderland #aliceinwonderland #curiouser #fairytaletoreal

Mariana Nolasco Apr 2016

WONDERLAND

I knew who I was this morning, but I've changed a few times since then.

#AliceInWonderland

#wonderland #identity #alice #surreal

Dark Ink Mar 2016

A Bed of Clouds

I sleep in the clouds, dream in the sky, 
I'll keep dreaming as life passes me by, 
I think my dreams keep me sane, 
I dream of happiness, a life without pain, 
some people say I'm stuck in this place, 
and I'll never go anywhere, but in my dreams
I've already been there, 
I know some day
I'll have to wake up, but
I feel the real world is more like a nightmare, 
I'm safe in my closed eye wonderland, 
this poem goes to all the dreamers that understand, 
no matter what they say... 
keep your dreams but
don't dream your life away.....

To all the dreamers out there ... This is for you...

#life #wonderland #dreaming #clouds #sky