The Abecedarian Choir

A is for Alice who solos alone
B is for Basil a bass to the bone
C is for Chris and his cri de la coeur
D is for Dixie behind a closed door
E is for Elsie who lisps like an eel
F is for Flora who has all the feels
G is for George who’s a bit of a grunter
H is for Hal who halloos like a hunter
I is for Isabelle whose voice is a spell
J is for Justin who’s still just not well
K is for Katie who carries the top part
L is for Larry who catches the dropped parts
M is for Mark who marches in place
N is for Ned who nods to keep pace
O is for Olive who knows all of the songs
P is for Pleasance who just plays along
Q is for Quentin the quietest tenor
R is for Rhoda a rhythmic dissenter
S is for Sophie soprano at heart
T is for Tristan who’s twisting his part
U is for Ursula’s long ululations
V is for Vladimir’s blessed cessations
W is for Winifred’s winsome reprise
X is for Xander who tries not to sneeze
Y is for Yasmine who yells at the men
Z is for Zach who starts over again

ABCs at the Circus

Acrobatically buoyant, Carol
delights everyone,
flying gracefully high.
If jeopardized kites look mostly nervous,
only perfection quietly reigns supra-trapeze.
Until, very wildly,
xenophobic yaks
zoom zoo-wards,
yanking xylophones
wantonly, viciously
under the supports,
risking quite possibly
our noble mistress’s life.
Kind Jove intervenes, however!
Grasping frantically -- escape!
Deserving crowd’s buzzing admiration.