Harry had a fault – the need <br />to get in cars and drive at speed. <br />He had no manners or decorum <br />behind the wheel – his worried Mum <br />said, “Harry you drive far too fast! ” <br />but Harry thought it was a blast - <br />on motorways he’d always drive <br />at speeds exceeding ninety-five! <br /> <br />One day he passed a traffic cop <br />who waved him down – he didn’t stop <br />and soon another five or six <br />had joined the chase; all Harry’s tricks <br />to lose them, failed – but from the skies <br />before their unbelieving eyes <br />a spaceship beamed him from his car. <br /> <br />The aliens said, “So! Here you are! <br />We’ve watched you and our talent scouts <br />decided we should get you out <br />from slow old Earth! On our planet <br />slow driving’s sinful and we ban it; <br />our cars are made of bendy plastic; <br />we don’t allow pedestrians! ” - “Fantastic! <br />Harry said. “Jeremy Clarkson’s going to be <br />quite gutted! ” Without ceremony <br />he went with them to instant fame; <br />On Alpha Ten he made his name <br />a single-headed alien <br />among the fifteen-headed men. <br /> <br />(His family were quite non-plussed <br />but no-one else was greatly fussed) <br /> <br />Moral: Life lived in the fast lane is full of surprises...<br /><br />Janice Windle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/stuff-and-nonsense-cautionary-tale-the-unusual-story-of-harry-who-drove-too-fast-and-disappeared-from-the-face-of-the-earth/
