A hands steepled in prayer,
thumbs meeting


B the McDonald’s arch turned sideways
and underscored


C a caricature’s nose, turned sideways


D a barebone sketch of a brass bed
turned sideways


E two spaces aligned in a parking lot
side-by-side


F a parking space on the right hand side
near the curb, followed by an open one
without a curb


G a gazebo with its entrance door open


H a ladder at first rung


I a pillar from The Temple of Athena


J a roman nose, with the imprint on the bridge
from too-tight glasses


K the less than sign in mathematics
planting number one a kiss


L half of a broken swing left hanging


M the last section on a royal's crown


N a skateboard jump
with two skinny skaters standing
on either side


O the expression on my face
ever since you left


- bird's eye view of a toilet bowl


- beacon light on a construction site marker


- what the sufferer yells out
when asked to rate pain, in the
hospital


- severe writer’s block


P a backwards rural mailbox


Q the letter O quitting the scene
and being tailed


R an earlobe afflicted with complications
from piercing


S a stylized breast escaping
from a bra with a sprung strap


T the receiver, not in use,
on an old-fashioned pedestal
telephone


U a shut eyelid


V a bird’s beak


W the lower parts of a ballerina’s feet
together on pointe


X two letter I’s in a duel


Y an empty martini glass, minus the
olive


Z the pattern on the ice
for a hockey drill

05/26/2004

Posted on 05/26/2004
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