Madhatter

But of course I’m always invited for tea at the Mad Hatter’s

And I supposed you’d like to know how to receive an invitation…

Well it all happened all quite naturally really 

I had become quite accustomed to shrinking myself and making myself big again

Rabbits who are running late tend to find me minding my own affairs

Some people think in two paths when I’m always looking at 3 roads and an exit door

My requests remain relatively the same just in different outfits  

Lightly iced raspberry tea with two lemons and eight macrons

Saffron scones paired with jasmine dragon pearls

Luckily I always end up sitting near someone who has ordered the darjeeling 

A personal pot of clotted cream always finds me

The state of things really does decide which marmalade I’ll use

The host doesn’t care if you’re a lady, ugly, or covered in hearts 

Lest not forget half us found Alice quite boring

The point is that it is not mad if there is a style to it

We blow out eyelashes rather than candles

One’s quietest feeling is never too loud 

We cut cake in slices that show how it felt when it was

Gratitude is not the solution to uncertainty so we are not gathered to give thanks 

IF TOASTS SOUNDS TOO FAMILIAR MUST PLAY DUCK DUCK GOOSE 

MUST KNOW HOW TO PARLE IN TRIVIA OF HYPOTHETICALS 

THE BEST CONVERSATIONS MUST HAPPEN AT THE END OF THE HOUR 

MUST PUT ELBOWS ON THE TABLE FOR BETTER LIGHTING

The record player spins Edith Piaf in a fibonacci rotation  

The clock bids the cups to sing Adriana Lecouvreur Act I: Ecco, respiro appena… 

The cat asks better questions than men who purr too loud to listen

Do your starfish hands want to plant trees or count diamonds?

What was the ratio of drops of water on the petal to thorns on the stem? 

The one with the pipe knows that the turtle donned that specific coat for a reason that's already been lost

Even the creatures that can’t read in french know my sense of fashion is an etiquette 

I've never put much thought into why I keep getting invited back 

In total I’ve knocked over two vases and a candlestick when trying to make my point

I’ve ruined countless laced doilies over cheeky conversations

Necessary casualties from telling the truth

Dare I say a tad of haberdashery

Something and nothing is unpredictable on the table

Yet everything certain is around the dishes 

If Brunch is for schedules, tea is for accidentals.