My face, I know, is one she won't forget,
My parcel, wrapped, addressed and stuck with stars.
The girl she sighs, feigns patience and regret,
"Australia Post does not deliver to Mars."
Our nearest neighbour! From earth it's but a step!
I'd drive myself, if there were rocket cars.
The sun, from far, sends light each day and yet
Australia Post does not deliver to Mars!
"Look," I said, "I've searched the internet,
I've had a psychic reading and you are
my only hope. I'm ever in your debt,
Take this parcel, deliver it to Mars."
The customers behind, irate, upset.
I know they wished me safely behind bars.
The girl her eyebrows raised, her words a threat,
"Australia Post does not deliver to Mars!"
It's not my fault, the chasm wide is set.
I take your parcel, put it with a vase
of flowers dead and dreams for now unmet.
Australia Post does not deliver to Mars.
sar 2010
love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks bec. Your comment was a hug on an otherwise depressing day. s.
ReplyDeleteSo who is it that's importing all the chocolate bars?? Maybe they can take your parcel on their return trip...
ReplyDeleteWas this just (great) whimsy, or is there a funny story to go with it?!
Down our way, we had 30 people from all over the Shoalhaven get a solid day's training in kids' ministry here - if that helps avoid writing off the day for you ;-)
Whimsy. I've never actually tried to send a parcel to mars. Perhaps I will some time.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good day. It does help - imagining others engaged in productive fun. How many of your people were involved? Who ran the day?
I thought it was about how it was difficult for men and women to communicate.
ReplyDeleteThat's what Andrew said. Mars and Venus and all of that. I'm happy with that reading.
ReplyDeleteI pulled my strings and got Adam Jolliffe to run his first-ever training day...at the metropolis that is Shoalhaven Heads!
ReplyDeleteWe've got a fair few involved in kids' ministry, and managed to get at least half of them there. At least now they'll know I'm not entirely crazy.
Back to preaching on Blue Poles now...