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A Fluttering In My Attic

There’s a fluttering in my attic; something’s alive up there. The cat is getting frantic and I dread going up the stairs. I hope that it’s a bird, rather than a bat; unless I have misheard, oh, I’d better get a hat. I recall my sister’s hair, when a bat flew into it; it truly was a horrid affair, she threw an awful fit. I hope it’s not a vulture, no, the louvers aren’t that big. I hope it’s just a sparrow, if it is, I’ll dance a jig. There’s a fluttering in my attic, some creature has moved in. I hope it’s an easy rescue; a challenge I can win.

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Date: 6/5/2019 8:42:00 PM
G'day M.L. … loved the way you left us to use our imagination to guess what it might be. Really well done - Lindsay
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 6/5/2019 10:05:00 PM
I'm glad you enjoyed it, Lindsay.
Date: 6/5/2019 7:46:00 AM
Just so wonderful..who doesn't relate to this poem!
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 6/5/2019 10:05:00 PM
Thanks.
Date: 6/5/2019 7:36:00 AM
Awesome poem, ML. A FAVE.
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M. L. Kiser
Date: 6/5/2019 10:05:00 PM
Thanks again.
Date: 6/5/2019 6:04:00 AM
There is nothing like hearing a fluttering, peep, squeak, or wail, and having no idea whether it will be a banshee, raven or figment of an overactive imagination. I am imagining a bat. Am I right?
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Date: 6/5/2019 10:08:00 PM
No guano, I think it was a wren or a house sparrow but, can't be sure as, it disappeared before I got up the courage to go up there.

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