The Avonlea Alphabet
A is for Anne, without Joyce or Walter
B is for Bertha, see her health falter
C is for Cuthbert and Matthew's prostration
D is for Diana's intoxication
E is Elizabeth meek and forlorn
F is for Fred, fat and careworn
G is for Gilbert, down with Typhoi
H is Mr. Harrison, a bad, bad boy
I is Irene, proud, false and cruel
J is for Jem and his motber's faux jewel
K is for Katherine, friendless and alone
until Anne rescued her and now she has one
L is for Lynde, Rachel haranguing the min'ster
M is Marilla, a dried up old spinster
N is for Nan, oh, the crazy things she said!
until she met the Meredith girls, and got it all out of her head
O is the ocean where Lost Margaret died
P is for Paul's grief and the tears that he cried
Q is for Queen's, geometry barely stuck in Anne's head
R is for Ruby, consumptive and dead
S is for Stella, not very important
T is the tomcat that Phil chloroform't
U is for Una, wasting her life
V is for Vance, Mary causing much strife
W is Walter, pushing daisies in France
X is the rating this poem won't get. Not a chance!
Y is for youth. Mourn that it's gone.
Z is the end. Dang it, I'm done.
