Versicals Poems

LEARNING YOUR A B C

A is for able
I can , I will, I must
Whizz! past my opponent
You'll not see him for dust

B is for ballet
The dying swan lies in a heap
You turn to say how very sad
To find your hubby fast asleep

C is for calculate
Counting all them sheep
Daddy thinks five thousand
Then I'll fall asleep

D is for deck-chair
For those with bodies leaner
But if you are top heavy
It becomes a concertina

E is for ending
A boring conversation
Thinking up excuses
Or maybe strangulation

F is for finding
Your glasses when they'd gone
But they were never missing
You had always had them on

G is for gadget
They really are a must
For cluttering up the cupboards
Gathering the dust

H is for healthy
With exercise and diet
Stretching on the sofa
Scoffing biscuits on the quiet

I is for introduction
Hello! my name is Jane
Oh! yes of course I've heard of you
It's true you are quite plain

J is for jockey
He jockey's for to win
I use the racing paper
And sticking with a pin

K is for kilt
A Scotsman's tartan skirt
If you ask what's under-neath
He'll think you are pervert

L is for label
You've read it far too late
The food is on the table
Past it's sell-by date

M is for mailing
A letter to a friend
Arriving in Mongolia
Only sent it to South-end

N is for nearly
Are we nearly there
Kids in the back seat
Pulling each other's hair

O is for operation
His nerves he could not quell
The surgeon said! don't worry young man
It's my first time as well

P is for pretty
I can boast of that
My friend say's pretty ugly
Well! the bitchy cat

Q is for quick
Be quick and brush your teeth
Not just on the top
But the brown ones under-neath

R is for reading
An interesting book
Burnt meat is in the oven
Ooops! forgot to look

S is for slippers
To wear on dainty feet
Cinderella's sister's
Theirs were plates of meat

T is for tacit
Silence, not a word
Found out about your secret
From a little bird

U is for usher
To guide you to your seat
He glided over the marble floor
And landed at my feet

V is for vanity
Do I look alright?
Perfect in the dark my dear
Not sure though in day- light

W is for willing
To share the house-hold chores
He will put the kettle on
While I wash all the floors

X is for Xmas
Traipsing round the stores
The first one on my present list
Is always Santa Claus

Y is for yours
These kids belong to you
Not when being horrible
Preferred them when brand new

Z is for Zoom
When the camera lens zooms in
Finding you under the table
Knocking back the gin.

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