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Friday 3 July 2020

Alphabet Soup


Alphabet Soup

By Rob Kingston

I could never tell their order, for they all came out so fast
All the letters in the alphabet, all came with a blast
Words I did not recognise, words I did not choose
All of the letters they kept scrambling
All of them amused.

I see them all before me,
A vast ocean full of glee.
Words becoming sentences
Grammatically painting pictures
For one and all to see.

I see pictures from the present
I see pictures from the past
I see pictures in natures many guises
Some of them cast to last

I read of the mystical meandering, that comes from within Pandora’s Box
I read of the mythical dimensions, of Devinci his ruse that seekers seek to unlock
I read of the magical new beginnings, in nature as seasons produce its flocks
I read of the wonders of the universe, bequeathed by scientists since time started the ticking of its clock

All the wonderful letters bequeathed to those that note,
All the wonders of the mind, its senses from which the stories float.
All these special visions’ artists choose to collate,
All these special pictures writers choose to paint.


Copyright Rob Kingston


3 comments:

  1. 'Animal crackers in my soup' I can picture Shirley Temple singing it. Then again, monkeys writing the complete works of Shakespeare. What thoughts your words conjure up in my mind. Definitely a contemplative poem. well written.

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  2. Excellent poem, reminds us of the wonders that mere letters can conjure.

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  3. Who can forget Alphabeti Spaghetti? my kids loved it.
    Unfortunately, it wasn't Words-worth more like Swear-words.
    Nice poem Robert.

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