Abecedarian

Posted 07-23-2001 at PFFA.


Abecedarian

"Ah, badly cut diamonds!"

Encountering fake gems,
Herr Ishmael, jewel knower,
lets mingle Nepalese opals,
pure quartz, razorthin silver
tapers under various waves (X-rays).

"Yes, zero. Zilch. Your xth
wrecked venture. Unless topaz
soon realizes quarterly payoffs
over normal market listings...."

Know, Jesus, I'll have golden
fingers eventually. Destitute
capitalist! Burned again!

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Former US poet laureate Robert Pinsky has a decent abecedarian here. And here.