Alien Aims


Once an alien with eyes like LASER
Greeted me with a green TASER
He told me he was registered as a WASP 
And after retirement would join the AARP
He was driven by the FOMO
And said his motto was YOLO
His aim was to become POTUS
Or at the least the fair FLOTUS
If not, he'd train for the BAFTA
And seal it with NAFTA
I told him he was already a STAR
For having the country on his RADAR
But he must take part in lots of JAM
And reprogramme his brilliant RAM
If he wanted to be the big MAN
He must shout as much as he CAN
On hearing this, he BOL
And soon went AWOL


04.02.2021

For L Milton Hankins' "Acronyms in Couplets" contest


Acronyms used:

LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation
TASER - Thomas A. Swift's Electric Rifle
WASP - White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
AARP - American Association of Retired Persons
FOMO - Fear Of Missing Out
YOLO - You Only Live Once
POTUS - President Of The United States
FLOTUS - First Lady Of The United States
BAFTA - British Academy of Film and Television Arts
NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement 
STAR - Superior Technology Award Recipient
RADAR - Radio Detection And Ranging
JAM - Just A Minute
RAM - Read Only Memory
MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
CAN - Controller Area Network
BOL - Burst Out Laughing
AWOL - Absent Without Official Leave

Copyright © | Year Posted 2021



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Date: 4/13/2021 9:00:00 AM
Congratulations on your win. WOW!!! What a wonderful and creative/fun write. Love the way you added the letters and their meanings. "Great Job" Have a blessed day...........
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Date: 4/12/2021 9:24:00 AM
Jo, did you put out a BOLO for this alien!? May he's on the MTA? So creative and so much fun. ATB, congratulations and blessings!
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Date: 4/12/2021 8:07:00 AM
I found it interesting that your acronyms also made up regular words that made sense when reading them as such. This was entertaining. It's nice that you included a list of definitions at the bottom. Congratulations!
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Date: 4/11/2021 9:10:00 PM
Jo, I really enjoyed your poem. Thanks for entering my contest. Competition was stiff, so consider yourself a top winner! Congratulations!
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Date: 4/2/2021 8:42:00 AM
Stunning writing,,,out of this world, my little sister! Much enjoyed!
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Date: 4/2/2021 2:19:00 AM
Deftly done. I would not dare try it. Best for a win.
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