The large empty field next to the motorway
lay unused until workmen arrived
there was a fear houses would be built here
instead large solar panels appeared
covering the once wide open fertile farmland
even the council did not understand!
An international company had bought the site
to erect these panels for electricity
intending to cover many more fields of green
that spoilt the natural contour
some conspirators were sure there was more
in their plans a hidden flaw!
Risking being caught to observe the progress
security was very tight there
unmarked trucks delivered tons of equipment
and a small building took shape
the massive array aimed at an angle to the sun
a fence erected the work done.
It seemed a legitimate project yet it felt wrong
even at night the panels glowed
to each of the gathered group they pondered
was this a guidance beacon
or some sinister portal connecting the planets
this notion made them perplexed!
To them the complex had an inhuman appearance
vehicles with unusual markings
patrolled the fields and high electrical fencing
yet could find no information
nothing should be on this body of pasture land
definitely something underhand!
The daily hustle and bustle continued close by
in the day nobody was visible
the group had tried to contact the ministry
yet never receiving a reply
a theory began to formulate in their wrangling
into what were they all tangling?
One day as the sunset inside the only building
it started to glow and hum
the panels slowly turned into a massive circle
next tilting directly upwards
a blinding light pierced the upper atmosphere
the colour blue pure and clear!
That surge of immense power physically hit them
a spectacle that lasted seconds
but left an impression bring abhorrence mankind
a terrifying form of space travel
had begun it would bring the earth to destruction
by humans own construction!
The Foureyed Poet.