Alphabets

I was an inkstand,
Which stood on a table,
With a nice pen to write with
When we are able.

i!

Neat little inkstand!

H was a heron,
Who stood in a stream:
The length of his neck
And his legs was extreme.

h!

Long-legged Heron!

G was a gooseberry,
Perfectly red;
To be made into jam,
And eaten with bread.

g!

Gooseberry red!

F was a fan
Made of beautiful stuff;
And when it was used,
It went puffy-puff-puff!

f!

Nice little fan.

E was an eagle,
Who sat on the rocks,
And looked down on the fields
And the-far-away flocks.

e!

Beautiful eagle!

D was a dove,
Who lived in a wood,
With such pretty soft wings,
And so gentle and good!

d!

Dear little Dove!

C was a camel:
You rode on his hump;
And if you fell off,
You came down such a bump!

c!

What a high camel!

B was a bat,
Who slept all the day,
And fluttered about
When the sun went away.

b!

Brown little bat!

A was an ape,
Who stole some white tape,
And tied up his toes
In four beautiful bows.

a!

Funny old Ape!

Z was once a piece of zinc,
Tinky, Winky, Blinky, Tinky, Tinkly minky, Piece of zinc!