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Gramps Is Not An Acronym

My gramps was a long-staunch Baptist of the sort S.B.C., 
Until his local congregation got beholden to the R.N.C. 

Gramps was a hoot – on a Friday he joined the K.K.K., 
Saturday, he quit because it wasn’t a branch of the Y.M.C.A. 

Afterwards, he feared a knock on his door from the C.I.A. 
Would negate all his years working with the B.S. of A. 

Gramps continued his strong support for the N.A.A.C.P. 
But said he was canceling his membership in the B.B.B. 

He was a coal miner, but Gramps never joined the A.F. of L. 
It was years before he learned the union was not a U.R.L.

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2021

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Sara Kendrick Date: 3/26/2021 10:41:00 AM Creative work. Gramps was a well rounded man. Sara Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/26/2021 10:54:00 AM Thanks for the compliment, Sara. Indeed, he was!

Miranda Hawley Date: 3/22/2021 7:24:00 PM I looked and saw this poetry contest today, so I had to see your example. This was a fun poem to read. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/22/2021 8:17:00 PM Thanks, Miranda. You should give it a try. It's really easier once you get into it than it seems at first. Thanks for looking it up!

Andrea Dietrich Date: 3/20/2021 3:25:00 PM Great job of showing us what you mean with this model poem, L. I hope I can come up with something! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/20/2021 4:33:00 PM Andrea, with your strong streak of energy, will and creative mind, I know you can. I am anxious to see where your muse leads you. Entries are slow, but two or three of those I have received are superb. It's a fun exercise...strictly for fun! Milt

Beata Agustin Date: 3/17/2021 8:08:00 PM Thanks for sharing this... It's just that I'm left with "what's the meaning of such?" after orally reading your muse... In our country, the KKK is a significant acronym in our history. Anyway, I pray to be able to submit one. God bless you. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/17/2021 8:30:00 PM Give it a try, Beata, you'll come up with something I know. You write beautifully!

Constance La France Date: 3/15/2021 2:46:00 PM Milton, this is hard ! Not sure I can do it but I did a silly/sad poem (not for your contest) using acronyms, not rhyming, that would have been so much easier LOL ! _Constance Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/15/2021 4:03:00 PM I loved what you did in your acronym poem! L Milton Hankins Date: 3/15/2021 3:52:00 PM You can do it! My goodness, the possibilities are endless and with your creative genius, go for it!

Krish Radhakrishna Date: 3/15/2021 12:33:00 PM an interesting contest! Milton not sure if UK acronyms will make sense in the USA! Should these be well known established acronyms! I love your example and hats of to Gramps for getting the money back from KKK! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/20/2021 4:35:00 PM Krish, if you think I might not understand UK acronyms, somewhere on your entry put a list of the acronym and what it stands for. L Milton Hankins Date: 3/15/2021 2:14:00 PM LOL. That's a true story, Krish. I think he only joined so he could go to the potluck, and when he got there he quickly discovered they weren't his kind of people!

Jan Allison Date: 3/13/2021 9:30:00 AM what a great example, you've set us quite a challenge !:-) hugs Jan xx Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/13/2021 10:04:00 AM Aw, thanks. Go for it!

Constance La France Date: 3/12/2021 3:58:00 PM Milton, fun poem, Gramps sounds like he was a real character _Constance Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/12/2021 8:24:00 PM Constance, I hope you will enter my new contest using acronyms at the end of couplets. It's fun! L Milton Hankins Date: 3/12/2021 4:45:00 PM He was. He actually did join the KKK, went to one potluck and discovered what they were about, and promptly requested his membership fee returned, saying, "I QUIT! You people are nuts!"

Juliet Ligon Date: 3/12/2021 2:19:00 PM This is really cool. Great idea! Gramps sounds like a funny guy. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/12/2021 3:40:00 PM He was, in many ways. He was first generation American, his parents and older siblings being born in England. He was pretty special. Thanks! I hope you will submit to my new contest using acronyms.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 3/11/2021 11:11:00 PM What is the BS of A? I doubt I can sleep now! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/12/2021 8:23:00 PM Caren, I hope you will enter my new contest using acronyms at the end of couplets. It's fun! L Milton Hankins Date: 3/12/2021 10:04:00 AM Boy Scouts of America.

Carolyn Devonshire Date: 3/8/2021 11:35:00 AM If I were gramps, I'd be confused by all the "affiliations," Milton. This is quite funny and clever as well. Enjoyed! Hugs, Carolyn Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/12/2021 8:23:00 PM Carolyn, I hope you will enter my new contest using acronyms at the end of couplets. It's fun! L Milton Hankins Date: 3/8/2021 11:52:00 AM Trust me, Carolyn, I was! It's rather difficult to come up with letters that rhyme! ...and without repeating. I'm glad you found it funny and clever!