The Haunted Alphabet

• Calvin Wang, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2009

A is for apples with scary faces; B is for banshees which like to play chases
C is for clocks stuck on bodiless heads; D is for the disgraced which cannot be fed
E is for executions the less the merrier; F is for flags marking the area
G is for growling in the dead of night; H is for heaven where everything is right
I is for imprints on the dusty floors; J is for jokers dancing behind doors
K is for kings whose ghost still flies; L is for lungs which fuel the monsters cries
M is for magic filled with death and dangers; N is for nymphs armed with knives and angers
O is for opals luring you into your fear; P is for plague killing every leer
Q is for quelch the sound you hear in the closet; R is for run into the great big forest
S is for sun you will never see; T is for tumble you do as you flee
U is for Ute we don’t know how to drive; V is for vat ready to take our lives
W is for wails from the castles haunting and eerie; X is for x-rays silent and creepy
Y is for yapping as my dog greets us home; Z is for zzzzzz it was tiring lately