The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey

THE GASHLYCRUMB TINIES

	A is for AMY who fell down the stairs
B is for BASIL assaulted by bears
	C is for CLARA who wasted away
D is for DESMOND thrown out of a sleigh
	E is for ERNEST who choked on a peach
F is for FANNY sucked dry by a leech
	G is for GEORGE smothered under a rug
H is for HECTOR done in by a thug
	I is for IDA who drowned in a lake
J is for JAMES who took lye by mistake
	K is for KATE who was struck by an axe
L is for Leo who swallowed some tacks
	M is for MAUDE who was swept out to sea
N is for NEVILLE who died of ennui
	O is for OLIVE run through with an awl
P is for PRUE trampled flat in a brawl
	Q is for QUENTIN who sank in the mire
R is for RHODA consumed by a fire
	S is for SUSAN who perished of fits
T is for TITUS who flew into bits
	U is for UNA who slipped down a drain
V is for VICTOR squashed by a train
	W is for WINNIE embedded in ice
X is for XERXES devoured by mice
	Y is for YORRICK whose head was knocked in
Z is for ZILLAH who drank too much gin