Editing An Urn of Cough Drops An Alphabet

===An Alphabet=== ::: A is an apple, Polished and bright— I eat one with breakfast And one every night. B is a birch, With peeling white bark, That blends with the forest, At night in the dark. C is a catfish, Caught by a netter And held in the air Which he wishes were wetter. D is a dove, Who is wishing you peace, Whose beak holds a branch With a single green leaf. E is an elephant, Holding the past, Between two great ears As he strolls through the grass. F is the face Of a girl on the stage, Quoting what Shakespeare First wrote on a page. G is a goat, Who galloped away, To live with the horses And share in their hay. H is a hen, Who sits on her eggs, Ignoring the cramps In her spindly legs. I is an icicle, Inching its way, Longer and longer Until a warm day. J is a jam That I just jarred last night— The impulse was in me, The berries were ripe. K is a little kite, Tied to a string, Held by a little girl Wearing a ring. L is a llama, Looking quite blue, Leave him alone Or he’ll spit spit at you! M is a man Who sits in the middle In back of a vehicle Yelling “Padiddle!” N is a nail, That holds up a frame, That holds in a painting Of steelwork and cranes. O is an oyster, Trapped in a shell, Kicking his legs And screaming for help. P is a parrot Who mimics your words, So watch what you say When your voice can be heard! Q is a quail Who is small to a goose, But large to a chickadee High in a spruce. R is a rabbit, Who sleeps in a den, Who dreams of one cabbage, Then five and then ten. S is a stump That once was a tree, Whose side casts a sprout Holding hopeful green leaves. T is a tiger, Who goes “grrr, grrr, growl”, But he’s only speaking The way he knows how. U is a unicorn, Does it exist? The thought’s overwhelming— I’m prompted to sit! V is a violet There in the shade, Its petals are purple, Or “violet” some say. W is water, Filling a stream, Bound for a river, And then for the sea. X is a xylophone, Playing a song, Ding, ding, dang, ding, Ding, dang, ding, ding dang dong! Y is a yellow tailed Male kangaroo, There is his lady, A yellow tail too. Z is a zebra, We thought was a horse, Until he said “Sirs, I’m a zebra of course!” ::: [[An Urn of Cough Drops The Poems of Dr. Spectacles|The Poems of Dr. Spectacles]] | [[An Urn of Cough Drops Commentaries on the Poems of Dr. Spectacles An Alphabet|Commentary by R. L. Seasoning]] | [[An Urn of Cough Drops Cat Lessons|Next Poem]]

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