The A, B, C,s of the Sands of South Arch Cape
Composed by Bridget Snow and Joann Herbert
See the original copy here: (page 1, page 2).
A is Arch Cape
With the singing sands,
And the beauty around us,
Made by divine hands. (B. S.)
B is for Bliss
For us who live by the sea,
How lucky we are
You! You!! You!!! and WE!!!! (B. S.)
C is for Crab
You catch with a rake.
The're wonderful to eat
Both to broil or to bake. (B. S.)
D is for Drift wood,
It's yours for to take.
Give to Ann
For beauties to make. (B. S.)
E is for Elephant
Who yet never tred
On the sands of Arch Cape
For water and bread. (J. H.)
F is for Fish
Who swim in the sea.
Take rod in hand
And Catch some for me. (J. H. & B. S.)
G is for George
Who whittles and jogs.
He carves many things
Out of sea washed logs. (J. H. & B. S.)
H is for Herbie
A devoted Beach Comber,
With Windy and Duffy
And sea spray around her. (B. S.)
I is for Interest
We take in our Land,
From the high hills behind us
To each grain of Sand. (B. S.)
J is for Jetts
That in the sky scream
While we take our sun bath
In the sand by the stream. (B. S.)
K is for Kelp
The long slimy sea weed
From which Bridget makes pickles
Whi are good indeed. (B. S.)
L is for "Least Sandpiper"
The swift little bird
He runs on the sands
Like an innocent persued. (B. S. & J. H.)
M is for Moon
High in the sky she rides.
In spite of the Astronouts
She keeps even our tides. (B. S. & J. H.)
N is for Neptune
A Trident he carries
Go too far in his realm
With the fish you'll be burried. (B. S. & J. H.)
O is for Ocean
With the waves running high
If you can't stop the tide
At least you can try. (B. S.)
P is for Perch
So delicious to eat.
Cast your rod in the surf
Give your family a treat. (B. S.)
Q is for Queer People
Who litter our sands
If we had our way
They'd meet death at our hands. (B. S. & J. H.)
R is for Rain
In abundence it comes.
Makes us appreciate
The warm glorious sun. (J. H.)
S is for Scotty
Who walks Dog on the beach
Goldie chases each Sea Gull
That comes in her reach. (B. S.)
T is for Travis
On his picnic table we eat
Be it clams, crab, you name it,
Oh! What a great feast!! (B. S.)
U is for Unusual,
The beach that we love,
The people who live here,
The birds flying above. (B. S.)
V is for Varuna
The God of the West.
We praise him each morning,
He gave us the Best. (B. S.)
W is for Wadgn
Young and Old all enjoy.
At the edge of the Sea
Girld chases Boy. (B. S.)
X is for Xeno.
I'm sure you can find
A good many beach things
To make this verse rhyme. (B. S.)
Y is for the Young
Who in summer rove our shore
They are safe on our beach
Cars are not allowed any ore. (B. S.)
Z is for Zest
Which we walk on the beach
For here at Arch Cape
All God's beauties within reach. (J. H.)
S is for Steve
With his brush in hand
He paints for posterity
Our lovely land.