The Tragic Loss of the Le**er T
(As Wm McGonagall migh* have bewailed i*.)
Oh! Wha* has become of the le**er 'T'?
Tha* has served us so well and so faithfully?
I* has served us so well, and to i* we have go* endeared,
Now, from everyday speech i* has all bu* disappeared.
WeÕve go* used to hearing i* a* the cen*re of words,
And a* the ends too, bu* wha* is absurd's
all we can hear is a gu**eral sound
Tha* takes much more effor*, or so I have found.
Even celebri*ies, who you'd think would know be**er
Are defaul*ing in their du*y to sound this impor*an* le**er;
For though i* is small, to sound i* is vi*al,
And thus to con*inue with this poignan* reci*al.
Before i* goes al*ogether, and the nex* to exi* is planned,
Le* us reins*a*e i*, so i*'s heard again in the land.
We have bu* twen*y six le**ers in our alphabe* -
Le* us no* lose any more, tha* we migh* well regret*!