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“Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up...a lot of people don't have the courage to do it.”
Helen Hayes
My Sister Just Had To Ask What I Want For My Birthday (abecedarian)
An apple
Beautiful books
Cool cucumbers
Delightful discs
Everything else
Fabulous figs
Gargantuan guavas
Heavenly honey
Incredible ice cream
Jumpin' juniper
Kit kats
Lemon lime
Marvelous melons
Odiferous Oranges
Plump pillows
Quality quilts
Russian rabbits
Silly string
Thanksgving Turkey
Ultra-suede umbrella
Violin on Vinyl
Worldly wisdom
eXciting Xylophone
Yelow yarn
Zillion Zebras
2009 © Sue Barton
This was written for the November Abecedarian challenge issued by Susan Budig for the Mindful Poetry Group. Oh – And don’t try this at home. I think a true Abecedarian probably only has one word per alphabet letter.
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