ODE to EDWARD GOREY

(contributed by Sukey Stafford)

a la Three Mile

A is for Appy sunk in a storm

B is for bugler shot in the morn

C is for camper done in by Croo

D is for Director what did he do?

E is for Edgewater, accessible to all

F is for fire that burned the mess hall

G is for games played to the death

H is for Hawksnest, site of Sukey's last breath

I is for Island, so calm…such a fable

J is for jackass that sits at your table

K is for kitchen-- we're all so well-mannered

L is for loon no longer endangered

M is for Martini -- always a "no no", back to the cabin, never a no-show

N is for never in Clivus to fall

O is for old fogeys stuffed in a stall

P is for pathways: stumble over, fall back

Q is for quixotic, both our Queen and our Quack

R is for retch when you look down the can

S is for secrets started by Ann

T is for Tool, compared at Table 4; some wanted less, some wanted more

U is for undies, tattered and torn

V is for victim, body still warm

W is for weather, both rainy and cold

X marks the spot where the story is told

Y is for Yellow Birch sitting in fog

Z is for zipper caught on the log.