Alienation

The invading alien came near.
A harbinger of ill will I thought, 
paralyzed with overwhelming fear
that it was our abduction he sought.

I called on all the spirits I knew,
vampires, mages, goblins, and a ghost;
a town hall meeting with the whole crew,
I gloomily guessed we were all toast.

There will be no blood feasting tonight,
no trickery, nor ghastly grim acts.
We must expel this hideous sight
before our consciousness he extracts.

Our stance is extra cautionary–
defy his diabolical plan.
Be strong and judiciously wary,
and vote ‘Yea’ for an Alien Ban.

The alien arose and stood tall.
“Hey dudes, chill. I'm not evil, nor mean. 
I came here only to wish you all
a neighborly Happy Halloween!”

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020



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Date: 11/8/2020 11:31:00 PM
Congrats! Thanks for sharing this... poetically expressed wisdom and warning. God bless you.
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 11/9/2020 7:18:00 AM
Thank you Beata. I appreciate your visit and kind comments. hugs and blessings {} Linda
Date: 11/7/2020 12:16:00 PM
This was such fun to read, and it took a clever mind to imagine and construct it so well. Congrats on your podium win, Linda!
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 11/8/2020 6:04:00 AM
Hi John Many thanks for the stop by and kind words! Linda
Date: 11/7/2020 9:41:00 AM
Linda, you built the tension wonderfully! I really like the images of the doom and gloom town hall meeting - so creative! And the ending is quite delightful! Congratulations on your win!
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 11/8/2020 6:03:00 AM
Thank you for the kind words Sam. I appreciate your visit and comments. :) Linda
Date: 11/7/2020 9:12:00 AM
Cute ending! Congratulations, Linda on 3rd place!
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 11/8/2020 6:02:00 AM
Thank you Kim. Congrats back to you, too! Linda
Date: 11/7/2020 7:16:00 AM
Congratulations Linda! Your poem has placed "Third" in my contest. This was a bit of Halloween fun and your poem was funny and apropos for this night of fright, well done my friend, Emile.
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 11/8/2020 5:40:00 AM
Thank you Emile! I am humbled by this win. Lots of fun to write. Thank you for the contest sponsorship! Linda
Date: 10/22/2020 10:33:00 PM
Very good idea... 'an invading alien'.... and an apt title too.... Best wishes for the contest Linda... - Hugs... ~ Ani
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 10/23/2020 6:35:00 AM
Thank you Ani. I appreciate you taking time to read and comment! :) Linda
Date: 10/21/2020 8:12:00 AM
A great write for this contest. Best wishes for a win. God bless you friend
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 10/21/2020 8:20:00 AM
With humble thanks Gina. blessings {} Linda
Date: 10/21/2020 1:54:00 AM
Returning your wishes. Have a happy Halloween with lots of treats. ~~
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 10/21/2020 5:47:00 AM
Thank you Victor. All best, Linda
Date: 10/20/2020 2:39:00 PM
And a Happy Halloween to you, Linda. This is delightfully funny, and suspenseful, until the end! But time for ET to go home, right? All the best for the contest!
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Linda Alice Fowler
Date: 10/20/2020 3:41:00 PM
Oh so many thanks Sam! Linda
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