containers. ' . 
     
    

    
     When they had finished, Alkorg signalled to 
     
    

    
     v than again. Theygathered inside the purple 
     
    

    
     beam. Alkorg looked at Hel ..  
     
    

    
     "We will return", he said before he ascended 
     
     into the ship. . . 
     
    

    
     FOr- the ranainder of the afternoon, the people 
     
     of Burkeville .mre captivated by the partying - 
     
     aliens. 'Ihey renamed inside their ship the 
     
     entire time, occasionally zoaning frightfully 
     
    
   
   
    
     close to the tops cf the houses as they flew 
     
    
   
   
    
     “These aCtivities were aooanpanied by wild bouts 
     
     of laughter. The aliens had, Sanehow' devised an 
     
     AM receiver and laud rock music could be heard 
     
     as the shippassed over the tops of the houses. 
     
     ‘ 'Ihat night they landed again at the sight 
     
     of the bake sale. Helen hurried to meet them. 
     
     Alkorg was the only one to leave the ship ‘ 
     
     \ this time- His unifonn had been replaced by 
     
     a T—shirt. Beads hung frcm around his neck. 
     
     A single leg fran a pair of denim jeans V 
     
     covered his tail. Helen could hear loud rock 
     
     music caning fran the opening, accompanied by. 
     
     much shouting and laughter and clinking of 
     
     glasses. ‘ ’ ‘ ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     SWINGING SINGLES 
     
    
   
   
    
     Here  - three lovely girls 
     
     Sitting in a roan ' ' 
     
     Contemplating men 
     
    

    
     In an atmosphere of gloan 
     
    
   
   
    
     No luck on the social scene \ - ‘ 
     
     We've failed at” the Dating Game . 
     
     Pranised calls that were never made 
     
    

    
     Fran dates who never came 
     
    
   
   
    
     I 
     
     Mom says"'your standards are too high" ‘ I 
     
     Dad says that they're too low " _, 
     
     Small canfort fran your .far.‘nily I . 
     
     So where's a gal to go? ' 
     
     I 
     
     I 
     
    
   
   
    
     We've had our tries at Jim's and Winds v - 
     
     No further did we get  
     
    

    
     In our search ‘for'Mr. Right 
     
    

    
     Just further into debt 
     
    
   
   
    
     "So what," we say "it's not so bad" 
     
     Ourselves we try to fool i 
     
     To have no date for Saturday night 
     
     After all, is not so‘cool j 
     
     The moral of this sad, 'sad 'tale 
     
     of disappointing‘men ' 
     
    

    
     ‘ Is not to ask "what's wrongwithus?" 
     
     Instead, "What's wrong with TIM/1?? 
     
    
   
   
    
     ‘ ’Kacie 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Every 993's Duty ’ , _ 
     
    

    
     The Fire hydrant: is dog's best friend 
     
    

    
     Being one place he'will always defend 
     
    

    
     IBPt neither rain nor sleet, nor falling show 
     
     will stop a dog  has to go 
     
    
   
   
    
     A dog‘s life is not one of ease ’ 
     
     Always in search of places to please 
     
     30 open the door, for you plainly see 
     
     MY dog has all-urgent need to ... 
     
    
   
   
    
     Grasshopper  The Grass 
     
     Sitting there serenely 
     
     Seemingly sarewhat‘ the same 
     
     the surr’Ounding surroundings 
     
     That seen-sanewhat the same 7 
     
    
   
   
    
     I himself,- Sighed 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     7. 
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
     ALkorg stuck out his two fingers as if to 
     
     slap Helen's palm. "Good evening Helen," he 
     
     said, "I cannot tell you hm much we have 
     
     enjoyed your food. I found it very 
     
     canpulsive. I developed a sudden craving 
     
     to continue it's consumption after eating 
     
     only two of your brownies." j 
     
    

    
     Alkorg paused as he rubbed his single eye 
     
     with the back of ' one of his fingers. 
     
    

    
     "We have detected a very strange substance 
     
     in your pastries. 
     
     my people. I would like to stay here and 
     
     consume this substance  you, but we must 
     
     move on." I 
     
    

    
     Alkorg seemed to be havinga much harder 
     
     time talking now as he nibbled on _a cookie. 
     
    

    
     "You mean you have to leave? " asked Helen. 
     
    

    
     "Yeah, man. But we're gonna take sane 
     
     with us for further consumption and enjoyment. 
     
    
   
   
    
     'So until next time..." 
     
    
   
   
    
     With that, Alkorg once again entered the 
     
     purple beam and was gone. The ship rose 
     
     quickly and shot off to the horizon. It 
     
     made one last pass over her. As it did, 
     
    

    
     Helen waved. Alkorg appeared at a window, and 
     
     flashed her a peace sign. before the ship shot 
     
     straight up and disappeared. ' 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     POEMS BY _ COOCH 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     I The Man With the Glasses, Who is Standing In The 
     
     Rain on the Corner Reading The latest Edition Of 
     
    
   
   
    
     The World Times 
     
     Is getting wet. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Apple—Haters Chew  This 
     
    
   
   
    
     The apple is the fruit of sin ‘ 
     
     Just look at the trouble Adam got in 
     
     But had he eaten a pineapple float 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     You Wouldn't have had that bump in your throat 
     
    
   
   
    
     / 
     
    
   
   
    
     The South American Salesman 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     , I needed sane furniture 
     
      I' need it fast 
     
     I wanted it cheap , 
     
     And it had to last 
     
     I 'd heard of a man" 
     
     AVISOuth American I . 
     
     ' Who was called‘ the South American Salesman 
     
    
   
   
    
     Upon arrival,~ he greeted 
     
    

    
     Me warmly, for what else 
     
    

    
     Could he do; ' 
     
     For he lived in the deepest part; 
     
     .Of the deepest part 
     
    

    
     Of a typical tropical zoo 
     
    
   
   
    
     He offered me a chair > 
     
     - That Was lined with monkey-hair 
     
    

    
     And had half-a—ribcage 
     
    

    
     As a backing . 
     
    

    
     Then he showed me a couch 
     
    

    
     Made of jaguar in a crouch 
     
    

    
     But I decided on 
     
    

    
     The monkey-hair chair 
     
    
   
   
    
     v' Then he showed me the best 
     
    
   
   
    
     In rhinoceros chest . 
     
     That he said he had ever seen 
     
     Then he showed. me sane rugs 
     
     Made of thousands of slugs . 
     
     " Andat that, 'I woke up fran my dream 
     
    
   
   
    
     '4‘» b. t 'v 
     
    
   
   
    
     I am sure that it will change 
     
    
   
   
    
        -  .  w   * h ‘.   . THE UPEI‘ SUN, Thursday, February 7. 1980, page 13 
     
    
   
   
    
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