ALLAN EDWARD TIERNEY'S BLOG

The Black Harbinger Of Doom

It took place on a thunderous night

when the heavens opened wide

We all ran out to see the lights

In a tidal wave we cried

No one could believe their eyes

as we wandered in the street

All petty news now out of sight

Each face as white as sheet

It wasn’t known where they came from

another star they said

It wasn’t fair what then went down

The raising of the dead

The black beams just kept on coming

relentless day on day

And in the heavens an awesome humming

the Spectres watch their prey

Within each beam the victims rise

oblivious of their plight

Torn from their graves and into the skies

the end of their age-long night

And the living; we could only watch

We were like zombies too

as the Spectres slowly took their catch

And built their gruesome zoo

There came the day of the silent skies

When the Linguists spoke to us all

We were gamblers on the last throw of dice

As they told us two thirds must fall

An ultimatum had come down on silver disk

Two thirds were now to be given

To reject meant erasure if we took the risk

Acceptance brought New Eden

Stunned as we were the Linguists droned on

About why the Spectres had come

Hardly focusing on what was said

Our minds in fear were numb

They cropped the Kwal and processed it

within their silver ships

The residual energy, dust, bone and bit

made liquid for their lips

The ancients had most and this had been taken

Now it was time for the living

Not one ounce was to be forsaken

No escape from a final giving

A list was shown of who was to die

By profession we were denominated

They knew our every facet, no chance to lie

We were to be exterminated

All the best were listed as first candidates

Artists, writers and poets topped the list

Then philosophers, monks and scientists

Not one intelligent soul was to be missed

The Black Harbinger of Doom had come.

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