The Planet Eaters
They came, the planet eaters, they trundled on and on they came upon us quietly so at first we did not notice anything was wrong.
The were tall and they were frightening with a wiry and metal shape, they crept up on us silently and left us wide eyed with mouth agape.
Where once was green meadow is now just dust and sand. Where flowers bloomed and trees grew is left, just barren land.
People stood in horror they could not believe their eyes. Those who stood in their path were killed, onlookers shuddered at their cries.
Soon the animals disappeared none left to be found no birds in the sky, no fish in the sea nor bug from underground. Supplies of food and petrol became something to fight for and without electricity and gas there soon began a war. Neighbour fort neighbour family betrayed their own and very soon no where was safe and no where was even home.
The people did not last long a few went underground but the planet eaters killed them as they burrowed under ground. They drained the world completely of every visage of life nothing left but dust where once all things live were rife.
Jan 03, 2012 @ 21:28:07
One day computers will be writing this kind of poem with those machines.
Jan 03, 2012 @ 21:37:38
and no doubt there will be no humans left!!
Jan 03, 2012 @ 21:40:27
No, just me and the machines 🙂
Jan 03, 2012 @ 21:53:12
ho ho!! werrg werrg, click click!
Jan 04, 2012 @ 02:09:49
And so, out of the midnight, nightmares arose,
and in those nightmares other nightmares
even more frightening and morose,
and in that time of werrg werrg click click
all became silent
until there were only planet eaters left in another world.
Shudder.
Jan 04, 2012 @ 11:32:49
WOO! that is a great comment better than my poem I think!! and oh!! yes shudder shudder!!xx
Jan 04, 2012 @ 09:39:05
Me like. You could make a really scary film short out of this…. 😉
Jan 04, 2012 @ 11:31:08
yes it is scary and I am not sure from whence it came!!thanks for say so!!xx
Jan 04, 2012 @ 18:49:36
war of the worlds (~_~) I’m gonna draw my sword and die an honorable death, I’d rather die a hero than live as a coward… that’s just me!
Jan 04, 2012 @ 19:36:02
Always taking the honourable route!
Jan 05, 2012 @ 16:59:22
See there is a follow-up to this — so will wait to read that before commenting. 🙂
Jan 06, 2012 @ 19:43:19
The future is a frightening thing.
Andrea
Jan 06, 2012 @ 19:57:24
yes it is, that is why we must all be responsible and make sure we do our best to make it a good future.