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An Abc Menagerie

An ABC Menagerie “A” is for apples and animals like ants. “B” is for baboons with bright blue balloons. “C” is for the circus clowns calling big cats. “D” is for a dozing doggies dreaming delights. “E” is for elves, elephants, and enormous ears. “F” is for fantastic fun, and fuzzy-furry friends. “G” is for giraffes and giant gibbering goats. “H” is for harps, harmony, and happy hopes. “I” is for imagination, imported igloos, and ice. “J” is for jolly jesters, jiggling jell-o, and juice. “K” is for kettle-corn, kings, and kangaroos. “L” is for lively lovely ladies laughing loudly. “M” is for monkeys and magic merry-go-rounds. “N” is for noses, necklaces, and nuts. “O” is for oranges, opossums, and oats. “P” is for parties, pansies, and pokes. “Q” is for questions, quilts, quail, and queens. “R” is for raccoons, rushing rivers, and rats. “S” is for sugar, shiny shells, and sunshine, “T” is for tadpoles, tough turtles, and tots. “U” is for unicorns under umbrellas. “V” is for violets, vines, and violins. “W” is for windows, windsocks and west-winds. “X” is for xylophone, Xerox and x-ray. “Y” is for yodeling yaks yanking yellow yarn. “Z” is for zooming zebras zipping zealously. © August 3, 2010 Dane Smith-Johnsen

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Date: 4/7/2011 7:50:00 AM
A delightful ABC poem, Dane!
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Date: 8/16/2010 8:22:00 PM
Congrats on the win, Dane
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Date: 8/16/2010 7:57:00 PM
How fun to think up all the names and cool alliteartion, Dane ann. Surely a child would enjoy this read with his parents. Congrats. Luv, Andrea
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Date: 8/15/2010 11:37:00 AM
Fantastic, Dane Ann!... The matching alliteration with each letter is what appeals to me most. Awesome my friend!...How did you that?? Congratulations on your win, of course! - Tim
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Date: 8/15/2010 10:31:00 AM
My congratulations to you Dane Ann on your win in Joe Flach's contest "One For the Kiddies". Love, Carol
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Date: 8/14/2010 9:35:00 AM
Wow, Dane, very intelligent, fun and creative use of the ABC format. Thank you for entering this creative piece in my Kiddies contest. An educational and enjoyable read for the young ones. Joe
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Date: 8/14/2010 7:27:00 AM
Many congratulations Dane Ann on your win in the contest with this wonderful ABC >> James
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Date: 8/14/2010 4:10:00 AM
A well deserved win, Dane
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Date: 8/13/2010 3:37:00 PM
Dane Ann, a great idea for this contest. I am sure children could relate well to this wonderful poem. Congratulations on your win. Aloha, Connie
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Date: 8/13/2010 1:54:00 PM
Congrats Dane Ann on your winning poem in Joe's contest.. enjoy another sweet and momentous victory... typing high in the sky is so fun..luv..
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Date: 8/13/2010 10:45:00 AM
Congratulations, Dane Ann!!! I knew this would be in the winners circle...well deserved! :)
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Date: 8/5/2010 10:30:00 AM
Very well done, Dane Ann. Indeed, it would take top honors in an ABC competition. You nailed it, my friend. Love you, Carolyn
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Date: 8/3/2010 8:43:00 PM
Well we must have an ABC contest so u can enter this winning poem Dane Ann.. lots of work put into every line.. an enjoyable read my friend.. with luv..
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Date: 8/3/2010 6:30:00 PM
Enjoyable to every age Dane.
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