Friday, June 17, 2011

Friday poetry challenge: acronymophilia

For reasons too complicated to explain, a colleague and I spent a ridiculous amount of time this week trying to come up with a way to use the word FUEL as an acronym. The L could refer to Learning, of course, and the E suggests a variety of interesting verbs--enhancing, engaging, empowering, equipping--but we kept running aground on the first two letters.

Maybe it's time to choose a new acronym.

Or better yet, let's write an acrostic poem!

Full stop: empty tank--
Utter desolation.
Exxon near. Move your rear!
Leg it to the station.

Summer heat slows your feet;
Tar oozes like treacle.
One more drop--top it up!
Power to the people.

Okay, that's pretty silly, but isn't that what summer's for? Your turn now!

3 comments:

dgwilliams said...

Electrical power flowing down lines
Now not flowing because of the storm
Extra work for all the line guys
Running around in their big trucks
Generators saying, what's going on?
Yesterday's problems put off for tomorrow

dgwilliams said...

Forging
Ugly
Extraterrestrial
Lifeforms?

Furthering
Understanding &
Excellence in
Learning

Bev said...

For some reason, these poems make me feel all pumped up. Thanks!