dusk arising

they all saw it

 

 

They saw it,
they all saw it,
but no one told me.
Nobody brought ME here
and said, did they?
And it wasn\'t like
there was any colour to it,
but like the heat
above something hot.
the air moved in eddys.
So it was visible
when it moved
and when it took off.
Them that came
out of it were the same.
Joe reckons there\'s
three of them
stayed here.
You can\'t see them
but the birds don\'t like them,
they know.
So if ever you see
the birds flying away
you best look scarce.
Why are they here?
What do they want?
There must be something,
some reason.
And nobody knows
where farmer Wills
and his family went.
The cows unmilked,
parcels left outside the door,
everyone is talking.
There are strangers
and uniforms
in the village.
We gather as one
at night time,
the old men with
shotguns.
Children coralled.
Phones won\'t work
since this morning
and
oh no,  the birds!!!
R U N ! ! !