A couple of years ago I composed four limericks for the summer reading event with the St. Charles Writers Group.
As usual, I indulged my fondness for SF tropes, which is sometimes respectful, and sometimes I have a little fun at their expense. Those limericks were no exception.
At that time, I introduced our little alien buddy, Gluck, his arrival on Earth, and his abandonment of his scouting mission in advance of a planned invasion.
Well, his friends back home found out when the required reports were not received, and they launched the invasion regardless.
Let’s just say, it didn’t go according to plan.
I hope you enjoy my short attempts at humor.
Here’s How It Started
Little Green Men [I don’t know why aliens have to be green.]
There was a little green man known as Gluck
Cheered by fans for his courage and pluck
He jumped in his ship
Gave the launch switch a flip
‘Cuz an interstellar trip sure don’t suck
Extra Appendages (Gluck arrives on Earth) [And they always seem to have an extra something: eye, arm, leg, ???]
Gluck used his stellar cartography
To come to LA’s film geography
He won the girls’ hearts
Using both his male parts
And landed a role in pornography
Here’s How It Went
Back home was a soldier named Bluck
Who was waiting for updates from Gluck
The reports never came
He knew he’d be blamed
So, he yelled into space, “What the f…”
+++
Without his reports they were stuck
His superiors called him a schmuck
The fleet was all ready
The launch codes held steady
Any further delay would be yuck
+++
The orders to wait they’d ignore
There was no time left to explore
Engage the warp drive
Into subspace take a deep dive
And go where no one has gone before
+++
In the blink of an eye, they arrived
An invasion of Earth they contrived
The landing was planned
The drop ships were manned
Where to land had not been derived
+++
They found the last home of scout Gluck
The spies into the house they had snuck
The party was hoppin’
Gluck’s peeps were a rockin’
So into the kitchen they did duck
+++
There they found snacks and cans of cold beer
Were discovered by Gluck with great cheer
“Join the party,” said Gluck.
“The whole fleet is in luck.”
“It will be fun to have my people so near.”
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So, Earth was saved by an alien named Gluck
The Admiral no longer calls him a schmuck
The party went on
‘Till the last guest was gone
‘Cuz wild times with your friends sure don’t suck
THE END
Souvenir Booklet
https://wstevewilson.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Alien-Invasion-Limericks.pdf