xylophone, xenophobe, pixel, hex,
Xerox, chickenpox, x-ray specs
oxygen, hexagon, fix, fax, fox,
fixture, mixture, flux, flax, phlox
oxen, vixen, Dixon of Dock Green,
exit, fix-it, oxyacetylene
sixty, six-pack, box, exhaust,
textual, sexual intercourse
xenon, excellent, axe, fixate,
exceptional, experience, extrapolate
Xena, Xanadu, x-ray diagnosis,
extraterrestrial, myxomatosis.
(First published in 'Poetry Monthly)