Best Bats In The Belfry Poems

Like the hordes of bats which surround
the belfry of our old clock tower
wild images scurry around
pressing my mind without referee.

When the moon and stars appear,
illuminating sea and sand, 
sights unseen which ears can hear -
my incessant tongue may set free.  


written July 2016
I promised myself...

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have you seen nothing and head the sound
did your mind do an illusory prank?  
have you felt a touch from no one around
have you considered yourself just to be an old crank?

have you forgotten some memories of your  ‘hey days’
watched some westerns and...

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Got bats in my belfry and I'm pretty damn proud
There's so many up there they can get pretty loud
Ear plugs don't help
Let out a big yelp
As I run around screaming creating a big crowd...

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The bats in the belfry were taking a selfie
Their costumes were super, for daddy was wealthy
But children sized bats made the pastor unhealthy
And yet his departure was still rather stealthy

The fancy dress shop man has now got a shelf free
He had three bat costumes but...

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Back in the fifties when people had scruples 
The MOST insulting insult ever uttered by humans
Meant your head was empty
Only bats lived in your belfry
Which really meant your mind is poo pooing...

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Got bats in my belfry and I'm pretty damn proud
There's so many up there they can get pretty loud
Earplugs don't help
Let out a big yelp
As I run around naked creating a big crowd...

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I asked a slug
“tell me of beauty”
He passed me a slimy smile
And sped away.

Who would trust a Ferret
With the family jewels?

Do they make tiny Peloton wheels
My hamster is getting fat.

Why is the Mantis praying
And what is it praying for?

Do fat house cats envy the mouse’s...

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A flying house! I have never seen such a sight!
This was said from the east, the north, the south and the right.
It’s bats in the belfry! A Halloween expert said as he looked in the sky.
I watched the house swoop almost to my head as...

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