THE HELPLESS DOORKNOB: A FOUND POEM
by Monty Gilmer
a pack of twenty cards featuring the finely detailed,
enigmatic art and text of Edward Gorey.
enigmatic art and text of Edward Gorey.
Adolphus in this story is a large, black dog,
black as melancholy.)
Agatha finished
Knitting a scarf
For Augustus.
Amanda wrote
A note
To Augustus.
Angus lost
A shoe
Not far from
The folly.
Albert left
For Peru.
Arthur's outdoor garments turned up
In a guestroom closet.
Agatha taught Adolphus
To dance the one-step.
Andrew came across
A horrid secret in
Adela's diary.
Adela flung
Angela's baby
From an upstairs window.
Adela became disoriented
At Alaric's funeral.
Angus inherited
The grandfather clock from Aunt Ada.
Alfred returned
From Novaya Zemlya.
Angus concealed
A lemon behind a cushion.
Alethea vanished
From a picnic.
A mysterious urn
Appeared in the grounds.
Amanda found
Several unfolded napkins
On a back shelf.
Agatha pedalled
To the neighbouring village
For help.
Andrew received a postcard
From Amaryllis.
Ambrose took an overdose
Of sarsaparilla.
A disguised person came to one
Of the side doors.
Adela could not find her way
Out of the woods.
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