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X marks the spot
So many uses for the simple letter "x",
From excite to xylaphone, it surely does flex,
If used with o, it can convey a message amorous,
In the word Xanadu, it even seems glamorous.
If followed by mas it means the Son of God,
Yet listed among the alphabet, it scarely rates a nod.
Among the ancient Romans, it meant the number ten,
Has any other letter so many uses among men?
Illiterate frontiersmen used x to make "their mark",
Sometimes on legal papers, other times on bark.
Those making maps to places others knew not,
Knew their readers understood X marked the spot.
So remember well the lessons learned from this humble letter,
And consider if you yourself could have done any better.
From excite to xylaphone, it surely does flex,
If used with o, it can convey a message amorous,
In the word Xanadu, it even seems glamorous.
If followed by mas it means the Son of God,
Yet listed among the alphabet, it scarely rates a nod.
Among the ancient Romans, it meant the number ten,
Has any other letter so many uses among men?
Illiterate frontiersmen used x to make "their mark",
Sometimes on legal papers, other times on bark.
Those making maps to places others knew not,
Knew their readers understood X marked the spot.
So remember well the lessons learned from this humble letter,
And consider if you yourself could have done any better.
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X marks the spot
X marks the spot