oo,                                            m.
                       m.
                       m.

it's still an o that ends in an m

in german it's ohm
ohmic and resistant in this electrical current

oh!

uncle

oh,                                           u.

u.
u.

were always the silent kees

aa

oo   .   aa   .   oo   .   aa    .m.

the uncle's cane is pointing to his name
hanging from hooks in the shop window
and what's an ape doing here?
the ape is also pointing to its name

aap

he thought I said arp or harp, not ape
harpo
the problem of sound
reducing itself

the monkey is a pointer
will take the cane
become the cane
hanuman

oo . oom . aa . aap.

the monocle de mon oncle

moonkey   unc

the monkey's uncle

ape uncle

learn to ape, boys

the monkey is the wit

ee n                                                     eet

learn to eat
one eats

in a 'kamer' or 'eetkamer'
come eat
an invitation
a going in
an openness

an ape eats
an orange pear

drops a pear
and uncle munches
but uncle canes
the tree and monkey flees
dropping a pear

eat an uncle?
eat an ape?

af
a            f

off
uncle
down

hats off

aa      aaf

little aaf she
runs in on page thirteen

af, aaf

off, oof     – preferring consonants

an uncle is an oh look!
a girl is an off
or an after
thought

off on a tree
hugs
the base

the monkey is on
the monkey tree

uncle is in the under
growth

        e
e.     e.      e.
     aa      eef

eef is a baby girl
eeny
meeny
e

held by aaf
fed a pear by orange
haired aaf
aaf eats and
eef eats

e      n

eef and aaf
aaf and eef

and    and    and

i