24 MARCH 1984, Page 36

C o mpet i t i on

No. 1313: Alphabet soup

Set by Jaspistos: Gerard Benson has sent me an anonymous verse which uses all the letters of the alphabet: God gives the grazing ox his meat And quickly hears the sheep's low cry, But Man, who tastes His finest wheat, Should joy to lift His praises high.

You are allowed 6 lines on any subject. Can

you do better? Entries to 'Competition No.

1313' by 6 April.