The Book of B, O + ABC: an Illustrated Verse Alphabet

     A 

B, O + A begets 

'boa.' 

     (This one's 

nosh...? Our new nanny, Ma-

ria José Figue-

roa.)

     B

B, O + B begins 

'bobby.' 

     (This one 

follows the footy in 

Falkirk while answ'ring to 

'Robbie.')

                           

     C 

B, O + C begins 

'bocce.' 

     (Mostly 

mark'd in Milan -- tho' on 

Monday's in March in Ka-

rachi.)  

                                      

 

     D 

B, O + D begins 

'bodice.' 

     (This one's 

Heidi von Freund's. She in-

tends friends to fondle her...

...gratis.)

     E 

B, O + E begins 

'Boeing.' 

     (Discon-

tent with their war profi-

teering proves goodly...and 

growing.)

                   

     F 

B, O + F begins 

'boffin.' 

     (Truth to 

tell, I've been made out a 

maven -- though lately less 

often.)

     G 

B, O + G begins 

'Bogie.' 

     (Spied nigh 

better half Betty Ba-

call and her ham-'n'-Swiss 

hoagie.)

     H 

B, O + H begins 

'boho.' 

     (This one's 

loathe to distinguish his 

goat cheese galette from his 

Ho Ho.)

     I 

B, O + I begins 

'Boise.' 

     (Seems when 

ev'ry tree falls in the 

forest, things really get 

noisy.*)

     *Cf: "If a tree falls in the forest

      and no one is there to hear it, 

      does it make a sound...?" as 

      this relates to ecologically 

      foolhardy forestry practices.

     J 

B, O + J begins 

'Bojan.' 

     (When he 

dunks on my Wizards, I 

deem 'im extremely an-

noyin.')

     K 

B, O + K begins 

'Boko.' 

     (Which will 

lead to 'Haram,' which will 

lead to el multitud 

loco.)

     L 

B, O + L begins 

'Bolger.' 

     (Ray's play'd 

scarecrows 'n' dowager 

aunts; Cary Grant's play'd a 

soldier.*)

     M 

B, O + M begins 

'bombshell.' 

     (Not the 

blonde brand. Who's hurt must have 

more than some salve or some 

balm gel.) 

     N 

B, O + N begins 

'bonkers.' 

     (Sadly, 

citizens section'd so 

squat in asylums in 

Yonkers.)

 

     (Bonus: 

B, O + N begins 

'bonny'...  

     (...much like 

prächtig in German and 

gözel in Azerbai-

jani.) 

     

O 

B, O + O leads to 

'Boojum.' 

     (These Aus-

tralian species in-

sist dudes canoodle 'n' 

smoodge* 'em.)

     *Australian slang meaning 

       to curry favor, to faun.

     P 

B, O + P begins 

'Bopper.' 

     (Though his 

belly bloom'd big, and he 

bopp'd, his career came a

cropper.) 

               

     Q 

B, O + Q begins 

'Boqs.' 

     (In Baum's 

book, Boq's beheld but a

bit; in Greg's* novel, Boq 

rocks!)

     *Gregory McGuire, author of Wicked.

     R 

B, O + R begins 

'Boris.'

     (Counter-

spies Boris counters ac-

count for 'brat' Badenov's 

tsoris.)

     *Russian honorific 'brat' 

translates as brother.

  

     

     S 

B, O + S begins 

'Boston.'

      (Beacon 

Hill be the 'hood where Frost's

toss'd -- and, for three years, gets 

lost in.*)

     *The poet lived there awhile after 

       the death of his wife, Elinor.

    

      T 

B, O + T begins 

'Bottom.'*

     (Who, post

schtuppin' Titania,

charges 'er, "Smoke if ya 

got 'em.")

     *Comic relief both above and in 

       Shakespeare's A Midsummer 

       Night's Dream. 

   U 

B, O + U begins 

'Boulder.'

     (When you're

five thousand feet above

sea level (br-r-r-r), sure it's   

colder.)

     

V 

B, O + V begins 

'bovid.'

     (When 'twas

anthrax afoot 'mongst the

herd, folk prefer'd to risk

COVID.) 

    

      W 

B, O + W...? 

'Bow Wow.'

     (Pictured

here...? One Shad Moss joining

Snoop Dog -- a Gangsta Rap

powwow.)

     

     

     X 

B, O + X begets 

'box lunch.' 

     (This one's

fi;;'d full of food fit for  

fräuleins -- 'tain't no frickin' 

jock's lunch.) 

     Y 

B, O + Y begets 

'Boycott.'

     (In a

film by that name,* the sole 

female lead weren't a part 

Loy** got.)

     *1947's Captain Boycott.

     **In '47, Myrna did land a part in 

        The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer.

        (Pictured below is largely unrelated 

        poisson of interest Myrna L'Oyster.)

    Z 

B, O + Z begets 

'Boz.' 

     (With his 

nom-de-plume 'Boz,' Dickens 

early earns pounding ap-

plause; 

     rhymed with 

French quelque chose, it could

bring this damn thing to a 

close.)