Some throw-away lines about our throw-away society. Why not have a go? I felt much better after this exercise!


The litters of the alphabet

A is for aerosol cans,

B is for baked bean tins,

C is for candy wrappers,

D is for dog dirt,

E is for empty envelopes,

F is for french fries,

G is for garbage,

H is for hamburger,

I is for inkjet cartons,

J is for juice bottles,

K is for KFC boxes,

L is for lion droppings (depending where you live)

M is for mouldy mattresses,

N is for nicotine patches,

O is for oozing oil,

P is for putrid pizza,

Q is for questionable quilts (they come with M),

R is for rancid rashers,

S is for sticky saliva,

T is for torrid tortillas,

U is for used underwear (it comes with M and Q),

V is for verminous vegetation,

W is for wayward wadding,

X for is for x-rated mags (they come with M, Q and U),

Y is for yak droppings (depending where you live),

Z is for zymotic zoophytes (they come with M, Q, U and X).





Chris Fernie, 2009



Poetry by Chris Fernie
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Written on 2009-06-24 at 09:49

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Mark J. Wood
This is never-ending and should spawn a load more. I like the title; any word-play grabs my attention.

Cheers for a good breakfast (depending where you live).

Mark.
2009-06-24


liz munro The PoetBay support member heart!
this is funny

Whoever says the English
have NO humor is LYING

I enjoy your witty writes

~L.~
2009-06-24