Clark Gormley #72 Flyover

Unusual numbers of people

are lining the coastal walk

large crowds of them

standing on headlands

looking northward

expectantly

awaiting a Close Encounter

and at 10am

as foretold by The Herald

they arrive

awesome machines

the likes of which

have never been seen

in these here parts before

they fly in low

at less than a thousand feet

engines roaring

they give us all a buzz

these are not alien craft

but fighter jets

chosen by our government

our magnificent, clever

federal government

to ensure our safety

and cheap?

you can buy four of them

for the price of a light rail system

very good value for money

as the light rail top speed is 40 km/h

whereas the F35A reaches Mach 1.6

with the ability to wipe out

whole neighbourhoods in a mission

with targeted air strikes

using state-of-the-art technology

whereas the light rail can only kill

one cyclist at a time