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- A 'FONETIC' POEM
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- A.is.for.ALPHA, it's really all Greek,
- B.is.for.BRAVO, "three cheers" so to speak,
- C.is.for.CHARLIE, a Drake with a smile,
- D.is.for.DELTA, the mouth of the Nile,
- E.is.for.ECHO, a Sonar type ping,
- F.is.for.FOXTROT, a dancing type thing,
- G.is.for.GOLF, played with Ball and with Club,
- H.is.for.HOTEL, a posh sort of club,
- I.is.for.INDIA, far, far away,
- J.is.for.JULIET, in Shakespeare's play,
- K.is.for.KILO, a thousand to you,
- L.is.for.LIMA, and thats in Peru,
- M.is.for.MIKE, makes your voice "loud and clear",
- N.is.for.NOVEMBER, quite late in the year,
- O.is.for.OSCAR, a Wilde sort of chap,
- P.is.for.PAPA, a backward ApAp,
- Q.is.for.QUEBEC, far over the sea,
- R.is.for.ROMEO, 'neath balcony,
- S.is.for.SIERRA, a mountain in Spain,
- T.is.for.TANGO, and dancing again,
- U.is.for.UNIFORM, white, black or blue,
- V.is.for.VICTOR, the man who beat you,
- W.is.for.WHISKEY, which TT's deride,
- X.is.for.XRAY, to see your inside,
- Y.is.for.YANKEE, a New England man,
- Z.is.for.ZULU, he's black (or dark tan!).
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- Author unknown.