Alphabet Rebellion
©1991 Susan Noyes Anderson
I’m dotting every i, and
I am crossing every t.
I’m putting letters down, and
I erase them frequently.
I’m holding whole words hostage
at the point of my pen.
If I don’t like the way they look,
I scratch them out again.
G – R – U thinking like I am?
Could our ABC’s rebel?
If they went out on a strike,
whatever would we use to spell?
If you liked this poem about letters, you might also enjoy this one about numbers: Easy as 1-2-3. Both are great choices for kids who are being introduced to the fun of reading and arithmetic, especially when they aren’t necessarily noticing how fun both of these subjects actually are…or can be!
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Tags: ABCs, alphabet, children, humor, knowledge, school, spelling, words
Susan Noyes Anderson
Susan Noyes Anderson is the author of At the End of Your Rope, There’s Hope, Deseret Book, ©1997; Awaken Your Spiritual Power: The Fairy Godmother Isn’t Coming!, Karisma Press, ©1999; and His Children (poetry only, photos are by Anita Schiller), Vantage Point Press, ©2003.