THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT

The owl and the Pussycat

The owl and the Pussycat

As with all tales, even the nonsensical ones, there is always a component of reality just evident under the veneer of lies, half realities and premeditated contradictions. The verse in writing by Edward Lear is such a case. It appears to be untainted fantasy at the start glimpse, although, one only has to peel back the conspicuous literal absurdity to find out a tale most sinister and fiendishly disguised as a meagre children's poem. Let us start this enquiry with a nearer gaze at the major individual ...