The Alien

The Alien

I was weeding in the garden, on a sunny April day
When my fork hit something metal, hiding in the clay
In the garden nothing stays if it will not sprout or grow
Therefore into the rubbish bin it was just about to go.

But then I felt the warming up so gently in my hand,
Soft throbbing and a humming which I couldn’t understand.
I looked at the ball of metal nestling right there in my palm
Wond’ring what it was and could it cause me any harm

As I watched it slowly opened up just like a flower bud
A little man stepped out of it, just like a little God
He shook and seemed to swell ’til he was full four inches tall
He said “Now don’t you worry, ’cause I won’t hurt you at all”

He said “I’ve come so many miles, from far away in space
“I’m on a peaceful mission for I’ve come to save your race”
He told me then such wisdom, disclosed the Key to Earthly Peace
And oh, such wond’rous tales that I would never wish him cease

Just then a greedy Magpie who’d been foraging behind
Swept down and grabbed  and  gobbled up the Hope of all mankind

About the author

Islandboy
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Originally from Guernsey, but now living in Sussex, UK, I started writing poems and song lyrics when I was 16 or 17. I celebrated my 70th birthday last year, and am hoping that I've improved a little during the years between. Been published and also broadcast on local radio. Would love to be rich just so that I could visit Canada more often.

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