An alien came to Lowton
An alien came to Lowton, on a cold December night.
He set off all the car alarms, and gave the cat a fright.
Adjusting to earths gravity, too heavy did he weigh,
So the best form of propulsion was a lunar panelled sleigh.
He zoomed off down St Helen's Rd, leaving hoof marks in the snow.
It gave the swans at Pennington Flash a radioactive glow.
He crashed to a halt near Leigh canal, landing in someones back yard.
Stumbling from his craft he did declare I'm hurt but I'm not mard'.
A low intensity magnetic pulse seemed to wake the kids from their bed.
As they all peeped out of their windows, they saw the alien dressed up in red.
Despite broken ribs he waved & smiled and he looked sort of happy and merry,
So they hushed the alien into the house and gave him some mince pies and Sherry.
The children had so many questions; sitting huddled around the Christmas tree.
'How do reindeers fly, why do ants never cry & what made you crash land in Leigh?
The alien tugged on his long white beard looking sad but not too stern.
'We don't understand your modern day life and have come here to Leigh to learn'.
He explained that he was older than old, and came from a time long past.
He didn't understand this modern age and everything was moving too fast.
We used to get letters from the earth kids that were easy to read & understand,
but now we get on-line ordering forms with things they expect & demand.'
Children used to write to the North Pole and pop a Christmas list in the post.
Now they seem to hang their hat on Broadband, and we don't know about a user name and host.
The alien looked very sad, and hung his head and his heart at half mast.
You could tell that he had a deep longing, for a people and ambiance past
He was wondering what had changed here on earth & why we felt so hurt & vexed?
Why take out our anger behind a safe mask, of emails, forums & SMS text?
He explained how many hundreds of years ago, if someone didn't do something right,
They would simply knock on the castle door and ask for an old fashioned fight.
Not now with the world of the internet, people throw insults down a line.
So easy not facing an opponent, never being at the scene of a crime.
He said our kids behaviour was our fault, and there was really no one else to blame.
If they pelt us with mud on the bypass, then truly it is our fault and shame.
He said his festive elves were all struggling, unsure if they could complete their task.
They were wrapping up all the wrong parcels, because kids had forgotten how to ask.
So he came here to Leigh a few weeks early, along with his reconnaissance team.
He told us we would all wake tomorrow, and think it had been part of a dream.
He came from the North Polar worm hole, and soon he would have to return,
before our moons gravitational trajectory would dictate that on exit he should burn.
Not much left to prove his visitation, just some strange glowing swans on a lake,
& the thought that maybe we are less than perfect, hey - have you never made a mistake?
Yes an alien will soon come to Lowton, on a cold December night.
I bet he will set off your car alarms, and give all your cats a big fright.
So if you see a strange swoosh down St Helen's Rd, and spot those odd marks in the snow.
You will know for a fact, that every swan, dog and cat, will be cooking on a radioactive glow!
Just a jokey poem by the way - in case anyone thinks its serious !
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In 2008 Leigh played their last match at Hilton Park. Unfortunately Leigh lost against Whitehaven with Haven's Greg McNally scoring the last ever first team try at Hilton Park.
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