The Alphabet (published poem 2013)

The words stood tall and swollen as they danced, C with B and D with E

Suddenly…….the entire alphabet stopped

And words began to form

After T and Z had kissed

Grape, grrrr  ape grrrr aaaa rape

Gr g grrrraaaaa grapppp

Grapppppppe grape

The words reformed and replayed and danced again

G R A P E

The words lay flat and raised and dance

And stopped

After J and K had fallen

Baby bab baaaaa  a bab ababay

B a b y

And baby grew while the alphabets danced and

Played and stopped and fell and raised

And ate the grapes till they were full and wanted

Milk, mmmmmm ilk miiiiiil millllll

Iiiiiil  illlk  ilkkkkkkkk ilk

Millllllk milk

The words reformed and replayed and danced

Again.