What Is A Letter To Myself? Poem by Denis Martindale

A is for answers that surely succeed.
B is for beauty, that person I need.
C is for courage to help me along.
D is for duty to help me stay strong.
E is for effort that I must put in.
F is for faithful since that helps me win.
G is for greatness that's waiting for me.
H is for happy, for then I shall be.
I is for insight that comes when I write.
J is for journeys I take day and night.
K is for knowledge that every year brings.
L is for living like all living things.
M is for Mankind, of which I'm a part.
N is for Nature that captures my heart.
O is for others that I'm yet to greet.
P is for pretty. The girls yet to meet.
Q is for questions that challenge so much.
R is for rapture. Christ's coming as such.
S is for Saviour. God's Son. Lord of Lords.
T is for treasure when He grants rewards.
U is for useful. To give all I've got.
V is for value by helping a lot.
W is for wonder in all that I see.
X is for Xmas. What else could it be?
Y is for yawning and my sleepy head!
Z is for zipping off quickly to bed!


Denis Martindale. September 2020.