Hendlip

A torrent of terror
In palatial style
Spread fine in the countryside
More than a mile
From anywhere really
Greenery boughs
Country lane peacefulness
Herbs and wild flowers
The Pear Tree Inn
Independent we think
A good sized football pitch
Is there a link
Between all these aliens
And who we are
Migrants in waiting
Many from far

Feet up at tables
Whiling away
Their lives in this beauty
They spend each day
Being seen if we see them
And doctored and fed
Armies of youth
Which really has led
Some of us actually
To question why
These alien tribals
Do mystify

It be a retreat
A setting of dreams
Stylish and comfortable
The walk redeems
Much of the light forces
Evident here
Security crazy
It’s all very clear

Brazen and frightening
To those of us who
Are watching and waiting
Wanting to do
More as to why
Bloody aliens are
Being put up in luxury
A country spa
Mountain bikes tipped
Government paid
Shipped in at night
Hush hush on parade
Close by railway junctions
Directions patrols
For these dinghy wallers
On state paid hols