Lights Over the City

Eye witness wanted a light in my back yard for a gathering near the fire pit far from a plug no extension cord long enough got an idea I thought it was as bright as my million-candle flashlight had balloons left from another party and the gas that would help them rise and bring my million candles up on 20 feet of rope worked great until about nine when a gust of wind untied the rope took the balloon high into a night sky lost my million-candle flashlight I put out the fire as the last few guests left folded chairs from around the fire picked up glasses and bottles tossed broken ones into the pit collected melted glass for my flower garden every time I cleaned ash went into my house and everyone was watching TV News Flash UFO seen over the city in no time we heard the roar of jets from a nearby air base news reporters were live on the scene talked to a farmer who claimed it hovered over his field and as a beam lit up his cattle he fired a few shots and it left right away reports said the air force had it on radar as it zipped away and promised an investigation in the following days dark vans trailers white suits in rows with beepers in hand tested soil measured land when they traced it to my backyard we had to stay inside as a flood of people in masks and suits took pictures where we had our circle of chairs and removed ash and crystals from where they say it landed then came with a huge shovel-crane and hauled my fire pit away we had a gathering dancing and songs some say aliens heard us and came along I wonder was the reports right or was it my million-candle flashlight