Aardvark

I went for a walk with an Aardvark
In a forest of beer bottle trees,
Entranced by their gentle swaying,
Hanging and clinking in the breeze;
And I found a top spanner bush
Growing at a convenient height
And me and my friend the Aardvark
Settled down for our boozy night.

We sampled the pale ale and bitter
Then the stout the mild and the pils
Organically brewed with such care
To avoid any hangover ills.
And my Aardvark danced a jig,
Accompanying himself on a lute
The wind blowing through the bottles
Providing a raw wild sort of flute.

We discussed the ways of the world
Each providing our original views
On such as the Albigensian heresies
And the standard of reporting the news.
Then a bell rang through that forest
And a voice rolled in my head 
Its closing time for the winter
And I woke up alone in my bed.

I sprang from my sheets with a zest
Had a quick burst on my tambourine
Before cleaning my teeth with such energy
On my oral hygiene machine.
I ate toast and two eggs for my brekkers
With a selection of blended fruit teas
Hungry from my walk with that Aardvark
In that forest of beer bottle trees.

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Speaks Volumes

Date: 8/26/2023 8:34:00 PM

I am surprised I didn't see you on your walk through the beer bottle trees. We weren't there long as beer makes my unicorn sneeze. I was riding bareback to distill more potato and corn. It is a favorite of my dear unicorn. The vodka that it produces, I find has so many uses, and the unicorn's tail makes a wonderful breeze. For breaky I eat vodka with cornflakes with ease. Loved your poem Terry, Hope meet next time !!.

Terry Ireland
Date: 8/27/2023 1:02:00 AM

so that explains the strange tracks we saw and the signs pf digging in the tatie patch. Following the advice of that little known, but brilliant, Hull singer songwriter Dave Burgess I take cider on my cornflakes. See you soon over the rainbow,