they came to Earth to take us all away,
the few of us who'd make a new beginning,
who had the mark to save us from the Day,
through whispers into children's ears would say,
the dates when Death's visage would show up grinning,
they came to Earth to take us all away,
who have our innocence, the rest would stay,
who lost it in a sea of ****** sinning,
who had the mark to save us from the Day,
the visitors would show them bleak and gray
foreshadowings the Sun would sure be bringing,
they came to Earth to take us all away,
yet no requests of those who'd strongly pray,
could stem the tide that'd stop the Earth from spinning,
who had the mark to save us from the Day
could, with a pebble in the hand, go away,
and find ourselves upon a new field, singing,
they came to Earth to take us all away,
who had the mark to save us from the Day
(C)2009, Christos Rigakos
Villanelle
Knowing
A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.
Director: Alex Proyas
Writers: Ryne Douglas Pearson (screenplay), Juliet Snowden (screenplay), and 2 more credits Β»
Stars: Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury and Rose Byrne.