U F O Poem by Denis Martindale

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The spaceship came from far away, its mission yet unknown,
With Earth's defences forced to stay and tensions there had grown,
Was this the chance long waited for, to capture all they could,
Was this the prize, an opened door, that UFO in that wood?
Tank teams arrived, reported in, then orders quickly came,
One team then saw strange lights begin, just like a candle's flame.
A beam of light attacked the tank so that it must retreat,
Then more blasts meant that all hopes sank, the damage so complete.
A second tank advanced in turn, and armed men went outside,
Not knowing what was left to learn, behind the trees to hide,
One alien fell to the ground as dead as dead could be,
The three men had to look around, but no-one else could see.
Another astronaut was there and fired on the men,
They fired back, not yet aware of what must happen then,
He was outnumbered and was caught and suddenly attacked,
But then the spaceship hushed each thought before its final act.
Exploding like a dying star, not glowing as before,
With fragile flying fragments cast afar so that it was no more.
That alien was soon to die though surgeons sought to save,
A few more secrets to supply before he met his grave.
So Earth's defences must await more UFO visits still,
Not knowing what may be Man's fate, perhaps Man never will.


Denis Martindale. February 2021.

This poem is about the UK sci-fi UFO TV series.
Dailymotion's video: UFO # 02 - Computer Affair.
The framed image is by artist Morgan JT as shown
in her Quora Share Your Art posts. The title is
Morning Lights and her blog is eattravelsketch.