An Ode to the Letter “A”
A picture says a thousand words
At least that’s what they say
Although they can’t describe a thing
As well as letter “A”
“A” means that there’s others
As if there’s two or three
And if there was just only one
“A” would become “the”
An Ode to the Letter “B”
Behold! A letter that can be
Better than numbers one and three
Because it sits quite neighborly
Between its buddies “A” & “C”
Boldly standing faithfully
Barely used the same you see
Bugs will spell it differently
But one less “E” and then it’s “be”
An Ode to the Letter “C”
Can you guess what letters next?
Clocking in at number three?
Careful how you use it now
‘Cause it confuses frequently
Certain times it’s overlooked, like
Chief — the “I” before the “E”
Can’t use “I” that same way though when
Coming after “C”
An Ode to the Letter “D”
Dare I try letter four
Daunting as it may be?
Duly note this verse might prove as
Drab and dull as me
Don’t say there’s other letters with such
Deep complexity
Desire to speak in a past tense?
Dread not! Just add a “D”
And Ode to the Letter “E”
Ere I forget I said I’d commit
Ever mindful I shall be
Execute my mother’s wish of
Elegantly thanking thee
Each reader of this who here exists
Earns thanks most graciously
Earnest, whilst I scribble this
Expectations upon me
An Ode to the Letter “F”
Finally a letter without a long “E”
For those are easy to rhyme
Frankly it’s fun to come up with a pun
Fresh from out of the mind
Forever I wonder, over and under
From bottom to top, all the time
For a bold new way to come out and say
“F” this…without moral fine
An Ode to the Letter “G”
Goodness gracious, golly “G”!
Gifted writers inspire me
Gernsback, Goddard, de Graffigny
Grouped in glory’s category
Guiding words with paper and pen
Grandeur achieved by all of them
God bestowed them minds of gold
Goals to emulate when I’m old
An Ode to the Letter “H”
Heaven’s hopeful, but all should know
Hell awaits for heathens below
Havoc, hatred, halls of stones
Heated seats on hopeless thrones
Helping mortals foster love
Hoping for the gates above
Hearts are kind for constant fear
Horror and nightmare might be near
An Ode to the Letter “I”
I love the vowels for how they serve
In bridging letters, creating words
Insanity comes, if not for them
Illegible messes none comprehend
Idle time when trying to read
It’s pointless without these
Irked by consonants? Don’t throw the towel
If you need a word…just buy a vowel!
An Ode to the Letter “J”
Jack and Jill went up the hill
Jogging straight up and down
Joking and playing, having a thrill
Joyful, till he broke his crown
Jumping in fear, Jill looked around
Jolting across the way
Joking she wasn’t, as she scooped him up
Jill used a long strong letter “J”
An Ode to the Letter “K”
Knobbed in darkness, twisted wood
Knuckled as can be
Kinks and dead spots all around
Knotted is the tree
Kindling yes, our God will need, as its
Key for making day
Kind, protecting our nights with knights by simply adding
“K”
An Ode to the Letter “L”
Little, little, did I know
L is oh so great
Like the time I drank that wine and
Lulled a pretty mate
Lords and ladies, boys and girls
Like all, must pay the well
Lay respect to that which lets us
Love: the letter “L”
An Ode to the Letter “M”
Middle of the alphabet
Molded like a gem
Many say that none are worth much
More than trusty “M”
Maybe “M” hates “W’
Malicious, with a frown
Mercilessly mocking it when
“M” is upside down
An Ode to the Letter “N”
Naughty, naughty little “N”
Never helping me
Nothing useful ever comes from
Negativity
“No” and “never”, “none” and “nor”
“N” is oh, so rude
Neighbors “M” and “O” must want to
Nix that attitude
An Ode to the Letter “O”
Over, under, bottom, top
Odes to letters never stop
On the day I get to “Z”
Old and wrinkled, I may be
Or young and youthful, hopefully
Only time will tell, you see
Our lives are short, so I shall grind
Other option: wasting time
An Ode to the Letter “P”
Paper, pencil, pen and ink, in
Prose I’ve grown to speak and think
Public platforms, message boards
Poeticly penning rhythmic chords
Poems are pretty, I think it not
Pedantic such as some have thought
Peace it brings for me to write
Poetry: its cool, alright?
An Ode to the Letter “Q”
Quiet! I must concentrate
“Q” is hard to satiate
Quarrels make me want to quit
Quirks in words that don’t quite fit
Quorum comes when both are here
Quickly now, their love is near
Quotient not, but sum of two, for
“Q” is married. Her boo is “U”
An Ode to the Letter “R”
Regally reigning, loved near and far
Reality dictates we need letter “R”
Rigid and rugged, it’s straight and it’s curved
Reading is easy when “R’s” are preserved
Rallying troops or driving a car?
Really won’t work without letter “R”
Reason without one, I bid you good luck
“R”s are required, or you’ll sound a schmuck
An Ode to the Letter “S”
Suppose/posit/guess, theorize and express
Standing here, guess who’s arrived?
Surely you thought, as the alphabet taught
So let’s see what you derived
Smile tonight, for you got it right!
Such brilliance inspired your guess
Some though, were wrong, and they don’t belong
Sorry my friend, it was “S”!
An Ode to the Letter “T”
There never was a letter
That can do as much as me
Think about it really hard and
Thank me when you see
The other letters hate me
Though, of course its jealousy
They say it’s not fair that I rhyme
Their words so easily
An Ode to the Letter “U”
Unless you are sleeping, I suggest that you’re keeping
Up with who’s who-est of who
Under the cover there’s no better other
Uh-huh, so don’t misconstrue
Um, no. Not to vex, I didn’t mean sex
Unfortunately not, this is true
Undo where minds went, ‘twas reading I meant
Understood? Now let’s all look at “U”!
An Ode to the Letter “V”
Very strong, vivaciously
Voltage high, tenaciously
Veer this verse, voraciously
Vaulting over words, you see
Violence in these words you read
Viking frame of mind, have we
Vibrant in philosophy
Verbiage: poem currency
An Ode to the Letter “W”
Well, here we are
Woe is me!
Winding down, finally
Wrapping up this poetry
We’re almost done with “A” to “Z”
Writing alphabetically
Won’t be long, but we’re not yet free
“W” was easy….”X” will not be
An Ode to the Letter “X”
“X” can mark the stars I see
Xanax needed this entry
Xi is Greek, it’s fourteen
Xeroxed words, all randomly
Xystus, since I mentioned Greece
Xebecs sailing open seas
Xerosis, suffered cerebrally
Xenial, “X” was not to me
An Ode to the Letter “Y”
You may think these odes of mine
Yawn-inducing, wastes of time
Yet I attest validity
Yes, all are written passionately
Yesterday, I couldn’t show it
Younger me was not a poet
Yearn to inspire, hope to bestow it
Years from now, I hope you know it
An Ode to the Letter “Z”
Zealots, I need for my tired soul
Zilch is my energy left
Zoned out is my brain, these odes took their toll, a
Zoo is this brain ‘twas once deft
Zip up this project, at last I can rest
Zero letters are lying ahead
Zephyrs now soothe me, flow over my chest
Zodiac today: time for bed!
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