Terry Flood Poet Rhyme

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Pet Bat - Nursery Rhyme

Sammy had a little pet it was a little bat
He had a friend who had a cat and one who had a rat
A parrot or a hamster or a little sausage dog
might have been a better pet, perhaps even a frog

For bats don’t purr and bats don’t bark or even parrot-speak
but even in the dead of night his bat won’t even squeak

He thought his bat should have a name, the name he chose was Dennis
For when his mom tripped over it she said it was a menace
So now his bat has got a name and mummy helped him pick it
Then Sammy took his bat outside and used it to play cricket





9 October 2021
Contest: Nursery Rhyme
Sponsor: Eve Roper

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Paula Goldsmith October 16, 2021 at 11:47 AM Congratulations on your win. What a creative story/write Nursery Rhyme. Have a blessed autumn day............. Terry Flood October 16, 2021 at 12:01 PM Thank you Paula. You too. Terry

Eve Roper October 14, 2021 at 6:55 PM Great write, Terry , many congratulations on your win. Hugs Eve Terry Flood October 15, 2021 at 1:50 PM Thanks, Eve. Glad you enjoyed. Terry

Terry Miller October 14, 2021 at 6:34 AM Love it! Terry Flood October 14, 2021 at 3:15 PM Thanks, Terry. Terry ;-)

Lindsay Laurie October 12, 2021 at 8:28 PM Hello Terry ... a hit for six for sure. Thanks for the chuckle Terry - Lindsay Terry Flood October 13, 2021 at 2:57 AM Your welcome, Lindsay. Thanks. Terry

Gershon Wolf October 12, 2021 at 6:34 PM I'd send this to President Xi asap. Don't you think the folks in the Wuhan Lab would appreciate this one?! Wu, Wu, Rotsa Ruck! ~ gw Terry Flood October 13, 2021 at 2:56 AM I think they’d be posted bats through my letter box.

Gary Radice October 9, 2021 at 11:44 PM Hi Terry..there's always a 'kicker' at the end of your poems (or should that be 'hitter'?) but I didn't see it coming..Howzat? you might ask..I saw the picture. ..Hey, I remember that pet rock thing..I think it was Noel Edmonds who used to spout on about them. Your poem gets one big Sunday smile from me. Cheers - Gary Terry Flood October 13, 2021 at 2:54 AM Phew. Someone else, at last, that remembers pet rocks. Most people look at me as though I’m some kind of fruit-cake….

Ilene Bauer October 9, 2021 at 1:14 PM ha! adorable, terry! best of luck in the contest... Terry Flood October 9, 2021 at 2:51 PM Thanks, Ilene. I always said I can’t draw. I guess my picture proves the point, but you know what, I kinda liked it. Glad you enjoyed. Terry

Jenna Logan October 9, 2021 at 12:16 PM LOL Terry, on your pet bat being used to play cricket. Terry Flood October 9, 2021 at 2:49 PM Thanks, Jenna. Way back in yesteryear there was a short-lived, possibly localised, craze of keeping a pet rock. Literally a stone that you would think of as a pet. (I never ‘got it’ so didn’t fall for it). Anyway, I thought if you can have a rock as a pet, why not a bat… as in, a bat you hit balls with… the picture was to keep the ruse going… or was it? Terry