Disappearing Alphabet: Q, by Richard Wilbur, artwork by David Diaz
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What if the letter Q should be destroyed?
Millions of U's would be unemployed.
For Q and U belong like tick and tock,
Except, of course, in places like Iraq.
-Richard Wilbur
-illustration by David Diaz
From the book Disappearing Alphabet