An Ode to the Alphabet

M.E. Shao
6 min readDec 16, 2023

An Ode to the Letter “A”

A picture says a thousand words

At least that’s what they say

Although they can’t describe a thing

As well as letter “A”

“A” means that there’s others

As if there’s two or three

And if there was just only one

“A” would become “the”

An Ode to the Letter “B”

Behold! A letter that can be

Better than numbers one and three

Because it sits quite neighborly

Between its buddies “A” & “C”

Boldly standing faithfully

Barely used the same you see

Bugs will spell it differently

But one less “E” and then it’s “be”

An Ode to the Letter “C”

Can you guess what letters next?

Clocking in at number three?

Careful how you use it now

‘Cause it confuses frequently

Certain times it’s overlooked, like

Chief — the “I” before the “E”

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M.E. Shao
M.E. Shao

Written by M.E. Shao

Author, poet, and dog dad from Nashville, TN and new to Gig Harbor, WA! My writing tends to either wax the poetic deep or be humor that borders the absurd.