Ufo

He came from a galaxy light-years away On a secret mission was he Sent by his leader, to land on the earth To report on what he could see He landed his craft, then hid it away And started his trek round the world Travelling with pencil and journal To record all events that unfurled Before him, along his journey So when he returned, to face his boss He could use it as an ‘aide memoire’ And no small detail would be lost He trekked from country to country East to West, and North to South From continent to continent, pole to pole Living from hand to mouth Taking years, to complete his journey He eventually returned to his ship And took off into space, to his leader To tell him about his trip He recounted of greed and of hunger Of wealth and poverty Of man making war on each other Of corruption and tyranny Of using the earths resources Without giving thought, or a care His boss listening, quietly, thought to himself ‘Why on earth did I put man there?’ But his herald, continued on with his tale With a change in the tone of his voice And as he spoke, the words he said Made his leaders heart rejoice As he told of the myriad of earthlings On his travels, that he’d met About how their warmth and kindness Was something, he’d never forget For although itinerant, they’d taken him in To their homes, as a welcomed guest They had given him food and water And a bed for him to rest That there were earthlings who went the extra Mile to help others, which made him glad And that taken generally, on the whole The earth’s good, outweighed the bad “Thank you Gabriel, for your report” Said the Boss, with a smile on his face “But we’ll still send a UFO down now and then, Just to keep and eye on the place!”