Clangers - Turn Left At Mars

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They sent me on a spaceship to walk on this dusty moon I looked back upon planet Earth which almost made me swoon I came to meet a Clanger and I hoped I’d meet one soon But I can’t even find a dragon with a serving spoon I headed for a mound that looked a little like a dune To hear their classic whistle would be something of a boon There and then I’d settle for a smuggled in baboon Or to find an area where Clanger hair was strewn But then a flick of dust kicked up but with no whistled tune I tracked it to a critter that looked like a green raccoon I asked the creature where the Clangers spend their afternoon The creature said, “The Clangers live on planet ‘Blue’ you goon.” I leapt back in my spaceship which was called The Macaroon A strange name for a spaceship but my monorhyme is oon I jetted off to ‘Blue’ and I arrived half way through June And then I met the Clangers and they sold me a balloon

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David Fisher

Date: 11/28/2023 4:38:00 PM

Quite a fun, creative, and probably difficult monorhyme to pull off. I love the Clangers already. I just read a Trollope book, and he starts talking to the reader about a scene, which reminded me of your third to last line.

Terry Flood
Date: 11/28/2023 5:34:00 PM

I loved the Clangers, way back when. I was often convinced I knew what they were whistling. It seems, following recent publications, that I might have been right.

Jerry Brotherton

Date: 11/28/2023 8:23:00 AM

A fantastic monorhyme of 'oon, my friend. Oh, the things we will do for a good balloon.

Terry Flood
Date: 11/28/2023 8:55:00 AM

Strange thing is, Jerry, I am absolutely positive that the Clangers were always said to come from Mars but all modern reference is to the ‘blue’ planet (duh… wouldn’t that be Earth?). I always felt the early Clangers were better than the modern Clangers anyway. Glad you enjoyed. Terry