A POEM ALPHABETICALLY? (I.P.)


from the ABC set THE HUMAN CONDITION

A poem alphabetically?
Boy that’s tough said I,
Can such a thing be written?
Dare I even try?
Even if I should begin
Forging word and rhyme,
Getting it to scan just right
Has got to take some time.
I think perhaps I’m busy
Just too much to do,
Keeping to my schedule
Leaves naught for writing too.
Mind you my mind is whirring
Nagging me “don’t shirk”,
Ordering words inside my head
Picking rhymes that work.
Quite soon the lines are flowing
Rapid they’ve appeared,
Seems writing this poem
Takes less time than I feared.
Unfortunately the ending’s
Very hard to pick,
Wondering which ‘X’ to use
Xenon or xanthic?
?????
You know what? The poem’s penned!
Zero left, except...THE END!
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COPYRIGHT DM PAMMENT 23rd JANUARY 2011

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Comments

Highhat | January 23, 2011 - 13:37

Quite clever Kheldar. Great take on the IP. Well done ;)

kheldar | January 23, 2011 - 14:12

Thanks so much for that Highhat.

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luigi_pagano | January 23, 2011 - 14:42

I concur, kheldar. Nicely done.

kheldar | January 23, 2011 - 15:18

Thanks luigi, glad you like it.

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insertponceyfre... | January 23, 2011 - 17:26

very good! what a daunting IP though!

kheldar | January 23, 2011 - 19:08

Thanks IPFNH - a daunting IP indeed!!

Thanks again,

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seashore | January 23, 2011 - 20:31

Good one - hats off to all who have coped so admirably.

Silver Spun Sand | January 23, 2011 - 21:49

Hats off, most certainly, David!! Nice one, indeed and a more than deserved cherry;-)

Tina xx

kheldar | January 23, 2011 - 22:08

Hi seashore, thanks for reading and for commenting.

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kheldar | January 23, 2011 - 22:08

Hi Tina, you're too, too kind.

David :--) xxx

fatboy74 | January 24, 2011 - 11:33

That was done with some skill, I was interested to see how you would cope with the end but it was done really well. :-)

kheldar | January 24, 2011 - 12:25

Thanks fb, I was interested to see how I'd cope with that bit too so I'm glad you think it worked ok.

thanks again,

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SundaysChild | January 24, 2011 - 19:49

Great!

MistakenMagic | January 24, 2011 - 23:45

This has a lovely rhythm to it, David! Very well deserving of a cherry - a brilliant IP :)

Magic xxx

Geoffrey | January 25, 2011 - 08:41

Beautifully done, now why didn't I think of that.

Cavalcaderl | January 25, 2011 - 16:19

new kheldar
Hi! David loved all of it very clever.
and well done for a cherry!Explains it all
the poem does.
I tried one realised not Alphabet wise?
Interesting I got to making each line of alphabet.
The letters must form into story or poem
so scrapped it.
julie xx

kheldar | January 25, 2011 - 16:23

Thank you Sunday's child.

Kheldar :--)

kheldar | January 25, 2011 - 16:24

Thank you Geoffrey, I'm sure you'd have thought of it had i not got there first!

Kheldar :--)

kheldar | January 25, 2011 - 16:25

Thank you Magic, a good comment from you is always a bonus!

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kheldar | January 25, 2011 - 16:28

Thanks for reading and for commenting. Sorry you were unhappy with your's, perhaps returning to it later may be what you need to finish it. besides which, just because it didn't meet the IP, doesn't mean it wasn't a good piece.

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