Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MR. ALACADACCA, by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE



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First Line: Mr. Alacadacca's
Last Line: A-l-a-c-a-d-a-c-c-a.
Alternate Author Name(s): Ramal, Walter; De La Mare, Walter


Mr. Alacadacca's
Long strange name
Always filled his heart
With shame.
'I'd much -- much -- rather
Be called,' said he,
'Plain "Mr. A,"
Or even "Old B";
What can Alacadacca
Mean to me!'
Nobody answered;
Nobody said
Plain 'Mr. A';
'Old B,' instead.
They merely smiled
At his dismay --
A-L-A-C-A-D-A-C-C-A.





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