B's Blue-foot Boobies b'yond Botany Bay.
C's the cute cove calling China 'Cathay.'
D's a dress dummy dubb’d Daphne deLaye
E edits Edna St. Vincent Millay.
F's the fluke fat filling flounder filet.
G's Gorey's goatee gone gunmetal grey.
H heralds Hallowmas hauntings. (Hearsay.)
I...? Is it Ireland's interr’d IRA...?
J's just some junta: jerks 'jacking José.
K is a kaffir kid: KKK prey.
L is a love lyric. Last line...? "Lullay."
M is "Mid-morning..." by
N is a nickel. (Nets nada…? No way!)
O's an odd ointment call’d "Oil of Ole!"
P' is the piper poor peons must pay.
Q is Quixote's inquisitive way.
R...? R is Roentgen. (Who re-named his ray…?)
S is the Sphinx. (Speaks with Caesars, Shaw'd say.)
T is a teapot: there’s two on Tante’s tray.
U is the undead. (They're us. USA!)
V...? V is‘void.' (For ‘avoid,’ add an ‘a.’
W’s Wizards. Will Wall walk away...?
X...? X is'xebec.' (One 'x' but no 'k.')
Y is a yacht. (Call’d a yawl yesterday.)
Z is a zorse. (Zebu…? Zebra…? Zak...? May-...)
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