Abecedarian - The Entries

abecedarian, adj.

Of or pertaining to the alphabet; marked with the alphabet; arranged in alphabetical order, as abecedarian psalms, like the 119th.

Abecedarian

So who’s you’re favourite group?
“Abba” said Deryan.

- Doug Vaisey



Abecedarian

OMG, R U SRYUS?
YR WRD ZNT 4 ME.
I M A PROPR ABCDERIAN.

- VAZI



Abecedarian

I used to hate
Having to wait
For all of the Abbotts, Browns and Hoods
To finish before they got to the Woods
The only time they changed the procession
Made an abecedarian concession,
Was if a test, jest or general mess
Was the outcome of the session.

- Sue (Wood) Cannon



Abecedarian

FoR Only …

a
Brave and
Confidant (read foolish) Soul would even
Dare
Endeavour to enter this
Fray,
Given never
Having attempted
In any manner, whatSOEvER tO
Joust with theSe word-crafting wizardS, … yet
Keyboard rattling, 
Laboriously breathing,
Mind racing, (gaSp…!) I’ll
NeveR possibly
OveRcome this mind-bending
Punishment and
Quell these fears to 
Realize the
Seemingly heRculean
TaSk of arranging enough
Unconventional
Verbs, nouns and other … like 
Word-type thingEES to disguise my baSic 
XengloSSia and finally … be able to
Yell …
ZOMG! … I did it !

- Chris Macdonald



Abecedarian Library Lingo
 Aleph
Books
Circulation
Database
E-books
Fax
Government Documents
Holds
ISBN
Journals
Keywords
Laptops
Microfilms
Non-circulating
OPAC
Periodicals
Quiet
Reference
Shelving
Theses
URLs
Volumes
Workers
Xerox
Yearbooks
Z39.50

- Nancy Wilson



An Abecedarian PoemBy:  Bridgit Bell

A ll was quiet
B lack was the night
C learly, I wasn’t
D evoid of fright

E veryone had gone home
F aking various reasons
G arrulous bunch that they are
H elped  me more by leaving

I heard the first scamper
J ust entering second floor,
K neeling low to the ground
L istening for more.

M any others would have fled
N o explanation found,
O f why we heard music and
P lenty of fooling around

Q uick as a wink, I saw
R unning through the stacks
S even little mice
T erpsichor past so relaxed!

Uaware of my presence
V iewing was a delight
W himsical folly and
X ylophone playing mice!

Y  uk, yuk, yuk :)
Z  zzzzzzzzzzzzzz!



AND THE WINNING ENTRY IS....


Abecedarian

I love the lexicon,
So crisp and clear
And unambiguously alphabetical.
So orderly as aa follows a,
All the way to zzz
At the end of a long day.

A lullaby for sleepy English
Scholars hunched over blocked
Text on bound pages,
Running a finger to malinger
And secretly craving sherry in
The Common Room.

Start our young lives with dreams
Of fighting fires or piloting great planes,
But with cruel certainty and under-muscled
Arms, take up pens to become
Abecedarians.

ABCDEFG
Glory jobs ain’t gonna be.
QRS and TUV
Dictionary dweeb,
That’s me.

- Doug Vaisey

Congratulations Doug!

We loved all your entries...Keep up the good work everyone!