The Gashlycrumb Children Live

by Brian Mich

A is for Amy who donates to CARE.

B is for Basil who goes to Ren Fairs.

C is for Clara who swims in the bay.

D is for Desmond, born in mid-May.

E is for Ernest who was out of death's reach.

F is for Fannie who oft tanned at the beach.

G is for George, collector of bugs.

H is for hector who drank tea in a mug.

I is for Ida who still loves to bake.

J is for James who liked to eat cake.

K is for Kate, computers she hacks.

L is for Leo who owns PCs and Macs.

M is for Maud who wins spelling bees.

N is for Neville who oft watched tv.

O is for Olive who lived down the hall.

P is for Prue who played basketball.

Q is for Quentin, who flattened your tire.

R is for Rhoda who sang in the choir.

S is for Susan who sold First Aid kits.

T is for Titus who played Classic Hits.

U is for Una who moved down to Maine.

V is for Victor who was very vain.

W is for Winnie who bet with marked dice.

X is for Xerxes who skated on ice.

Y is for Yorick whose room oft was locked.

Z is for Zillah whose manner was mocked.

In the summer it's best to give thanks,

For twenty-six children they all seem to thrive;

For the Gashlycrumb children they're all still alive.

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In the 1960s cartoonist Edward Gorey wrote an alphabet with twenty-six children, the Gashlycrumb Tinies, who all die in horrible ways. In my tribute to that poem all of the children live and grow up.

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A parody of Edward Gorey's Gashlycrumb Tinies

The Gashlycrumb Children Live

by Brian Mich

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