Wednesday, May 20, 2015

END OF THE WORLD NIGH?

There  are  clear  signs in Australia  that  increased  numbers of  Marines and  B-bombers are coming .   Some  devout individuals believe the Second Coming  is not far  away-but not , please God , until  long  after the Cowboys  win  the  footy competition .   Several  nights ago  there  were  spooky lights in the  sky over Townsville . Sinners  fell to  the ground  and  begged  forgiveness , UFO  believers  danced in  the streets ;   noisy  park  boozers  promised  to  sign  the  pledge and screamed  hallelujah , causing  frightened  fruit  bats to fall  from  trees .

The lights seemed to rotate in  the  clouds   for  hours . On nearby  Magnetic Island  several people were  seen  gazing , apprehensively, into  the  heavens, one speaking in tongues , German  being one of  them . A  Kiwi added to the  babble as she ran into the night, risking life and limb , a phone to her ear, looking  for  the  mysterious lights.

Then  some  killjoy announced there was a special  do on  at the casino   to honour the  local rugby  gods , Hollywood-type searchlights playing on  the sky . Still, some  people  are  unnerved about  those  lights . And when a strange  bus  goes  by on Magnetic Island   with  Eternity its biblical destination, a dinosaur at  the wheel ,  you begin  to doubt your sanity ,  wonder  if  you  should turn over a  new leaf , become a paid up member of  a tabernacle , or just relax and  crack  another  bottle .