They came from the seas.
At first just a few fleeting sightings
that vanished when confronted
by aircraft.
With the years they keep increasing,
as if emboldened.
A few close calls with aircraft from
Russia and the US until a US jet
fired upon one with no effect.
When the world was on the brink
of a nuclear war, their numbers increased.
With rays that flashed and hummed,
they disabled all the nukes in the world
in a millisecond.
They made their presence known
to the world after that.
An advanced, underwater civilization,
ancient Atlantis.
Bob Boyd