IF - winter

Hey, look me in the eye

There was a Young Lady whose eyes, Were unique as to colour and size; When she opened them wide, People all turned aside, And started away in surprise.

E.Lear, 1846

Squeaky shoes

There was an Old Man of the Wrekin, Whose shoes made a horrible creaking; But they said, "Tell us whether, Your shoes are of leather, Or of what, you Old Man of the Wrekin?"

E.Lear, 1846

Cowboy’s vest

There was an Old Man of the West, Who wore a pale plum-coloured vest; When they said, "Does it fit?" He replied, "Not a bit!" That uneasy Old Man of the West.

E.Lear, 1846

Rats in the house

There was an Old Man who supposed, That the street door was partially closed; But some very large rats, Ate his coats and his hats, While that futile old gentleman dozed.

E.Lear, 1846

Christmas deadline

Armistice

"Baseball bats enjoy great popularity in Moscow, although this sport is not very widespread in the capital. Sports stores rarely have baseball balls or gloves, but bats are always presented in wide variety of sizes." // source

Oops, my hair came undone

There was a young Lady of Dorking, Who bought a large bonnet for walking; But its colour and size, So bedazzled her eyes, That she very soon went back to Dorking.

E.Lear, 1846

You want your beer hot?

There was an Old Man of Columbia, Who was thirsty, and called out for some beer; But they brought it quite hot, In a small copper pot, Which disgusted that man of Columbia.

E.Lear, 1846

Killer repairman

There was an Old Person of Buda, Whose conduct grew ruder and ruder; Till at last, with a hammer, They silenced his clamour, By smashing that Person of Buda.

E.Lear, 1846

IF – mail

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Fiddler on the shore

There was an Old Man of the Isles, Whose face was pervaded with smiles; He sung high dum diddle, And played on the fiddle, That amiable Man of the Isles.

E.Lear, 1846

Girl in Sack

There was a Young person of Crete, Whose toilette was far from complete; She dressed in a sack, Spickle-speckled with black, That ombliferous person of Crete.

E.Lear, 1846

I wonder what "ombliferous" could mean...?

Drawing attention

My blog was featured at a Guide to Art Schools website among the other "50 Excellent Drawing Blogs". Kind regards and thanks to Cate Newton!

Round Man

There was an Old Person of Hurst, Who drank when he was not athirst; When they said, "You'll grow fatter," He answered, "What matter?" That globular Person of Hurst.

E.Lear, 1846

Man Tearing his hairs off

There was an Old Man of Peru, Who never knew what he should do; So he tore off his hair, And behaved like a bear, That intrinsic Old Man of Peru.

E.Lear, 1846

Old Person of Leeds

There was an Old Person of Leeds, Whose head was infested with beads; She sat on a stool, And ate gooseberry fool, Which agreed with that person of Leeds.

E.Lear, 1846

Wasn't quite sure what "beads" means... so decided to put a hat on her....

Old man from Madras

There was an Old Man of Madras, Who rode on a cream-coloured ass; But the length of its ears, So promoted his fears, That it killed that Old Man of Madras.

E.Lear, 1846

Old Man of Moldavia

There was an Old Man of Moldavia, Who had the most curious behaviour; For while he was able, He slept on a table, That funny Old Man of Moldavia.

E.Lear, 1846