The Day The Saucers Came by Neil Gaiman

this poem was written by Neil Gaiman and altered slightly by Stacey Woodward... no worlds were ended in the production of this video, thank you.

the day the saucers came
by Neil Gaiman

That day, the saucers landed. Hundreds of them, golden,
Silent, coming down from the sky like great snowflakes,
And the people of Earth stood and stared as they descended,
Waiting, dry-mouthed, to find what waited inside for us
And none of us knowing if we would be here tomorrow
But you didnt notice it because

That day, the day the saucers came, by some coincidence,
Was the day that the graves gave up their dead
And the zombies pushed up through soft earth
or erupted, shambling and dull-eyed, unstoppable,
Came towards us, the living, and we screamed and ran,
But you did not notice this because

On the saucer day, which was the zombie day, it was
Ragnarok also, and the television screens showed us
A ship built of dead-mens nails, a serpent, a wolf,
All bigger than the mind could hold, and the cameraman could
Not get far enough away, and then the Gods came out
But you did not see them coming because

On the saucer-zombie-battling-gods day the floodgates broke
And each of us was engulfed by genies and sprites
Offering us wishes and wonders and eternities
And charm and cleverness and true brave hearts and pots of gold
While giants feefofummed across the land, and killer bees,
But you had no idea of any of this because

That day, the saucer day the zombie day
The Ragnarok and fairies day, the day the great winds came
And snows, and the cities turned to crystal, the day
All plants died, plastics dissolved, the day the
Computers turned, the screens telling us we would obey, the day
Angels, drunk and muddled, stumbled from the bars,
And all the bells of London were sounded, the day
Animals spoke to us in Assyrian, the Yeti day,
The fluttering capes and arrival of the Time Machine day,
You didnt notice any of this because
you were sitting in your room, not doing anything
not ever reading, not really, just
looking at your telephone,
wondering if I was going to call.

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[PaperSydney]

Not only was i Pleased as PIE to see Stacey reading that, but So was my Dad. Whom thought for a while about how You'ld haged the ending..., and Perhaps missed some words in your expressive. All that Aside. He enjoyed it, And so Did I.

Sydney

[staceywoodward]

thank you Sydney! as for missing the word, yes i did get more than a little carried away, but i wanted it to sound like i was gathering up the winds to blow you over with, but in the end i stumble over myself and end up beaming the sun shine on you instead =) btw, is your dad a big Neil Gaiman fan? that would be cool to know =D

[PaperSydney]

Nah i'm certain it was just right..

[donri07]

thanks for dropping by ..and wow for ready that soo fast amazing hihihihihi alana out :D

[donri07]

really nice poem and something too think about .. i hope the day comes that all spirits find the light off true happyness inside okeee thats for dropping by too girl hugs xxx peace&love alana:D