
My husband, Bret Shefter, wrote this. He’s brilliant, which is only one of many reasons I married him. He’s also a Sandman fan, which didn’t hurt, either.
Without further ado…
The Gashlycrumb Endless
A is for Abel, a victimized prat
B is for Burgess, who murdered a cat
C’s for the Cuckoo that keeps you in thrall
D is for Dream, Death, Destruction, et al.
E is for Eye, the Corinthian’s snack
F is for Fair Folk, who never came back
G is for Gilbert, a chivalrous gent
H is for Hell, under new management
I is for Ishtar, who danced off her fanny
J’s for Johanna, John Constantine’s granny
K is for Ken, who is dumb as a post
L is for Lyta, who slept with a ghost
M is for Matthew, who strutted and cawed
N is for Nada, who turned down a god
O is for Orpheus, head without heart
P is for Puck, who declined to depart
Q is for Queen, both Titania and Maeve
R is for Rose, who would not quite behave
S is for Sykes, who absconded with prizes
T’s for The Three, in their various guises
U is for Unity, finally awake
V is for Vortex, and walls it could break
W’s Wanda—not Alvin! no doubt!
X is the letter that Gaiman left out
Y is for You, gentle reader, who learns
Zed is for Zzzzs, ‘til the Sandman returns
(c) 2023 Bret Shefter, all rights reserved
LOVE!!!! Brilliantly done, thank you so much for sharing.
Thank you, Chris! So happy you enjoyed it. I’ll let him know.
This is amazing!!!!! I want to read this at a Sandman centered poetry slam.