(E. Gorey)



a is for amy who fell down the stairs

b is for basil assaulted by bears

c is for clara who wasted away

d is for desmond thrown out of a sleigh

e is for ernest who choked on a peach

f is for fanny sucked dry by a leech

g is for george smothered under a rug

h is for hector done in by a thug

i is for ida who drowned in a lake

j is for james who took lye by mistake

k is for kate who was struck by an axe

l is for leo who swallowed some tacks

m is for maud who was swept out to sea

n is for neville who died of ennui

o is for olive run through with an awl

p is for prue trampled flat in a brawl

q is for quentin who sank in a mire

r is for rhoda consumed by fire

s is for susan who perished of fits

t is for titus who flew into bits

u is for una who slipped down a drain

v is for victor squashed under a train

w is for winnie embedded in ice

x is for xerxes devoured by mice

y is for yorick whose head was knocked in

z is for zillah who drank too much gin