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nakdthoughts
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0 posted 2006-06-22 09:43 AM




How I'm Blessed

It's that kind of day for my morning wake
as I groggily wish for a bath.
But there on the bottom hanging upside down
is a "bat" kind  of day... DO NOT LAUGH!

It's a bi annual thing when they take the wrong turn
and end up where they don't belong.
So I'm packing my things and taking a trip
for the day until I find someone strong.

Not in physical strength but emotional kind
as I can't stand to be near a bat.
Since I was a child I had nightmares of them
and prefer to be where they aren't at!

Tiniest thing, hanging there backward
and watching my disapprove.
So I'm taking a bath (the kitchen-kid-kind)
till someone (that bat) will remove.

I know they are "good" but if only they'd stay
somewhere else when they need their rest.
My neighbor I thank for this bi annual gift
sending theirs this direction, how I'm blessed!!!.

M

*My neighbor had them removed 3 years ago professionally and they were chased out...and have decided the peak of my house looked good to them.
Every now and then one gets lost and works its way into the living quarters of the house only to eventually die.

"Love is not blind - It sees more and not less, but because it sees more, it is willing to see less."
(Will Moss)

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Startime55
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1 posted 2006-06-22 09:47 AM


*giggling*.... I am one of those people who love bats but I totally understand...In my minds eye I can see you giving that bat a hard look that says 'who do you think you are messing up my day?'...I love it....**big hugs**

Earth Angel
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2 posted 2006-06-22 09:48 AM


Well, I'm one to appreciate blessings ~ however, a bat in my bathroom is not at the top of that list!

Bat

Brrrr! Shiver me timbers! I may have bats in my belfry, but bats in my bathroom would be a whole different story!

'Hang' in there! Flirty


Linda

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3 posted 2006-06-22 10:36 AM


Eeeek !! Oh, Maureen, they are creepy little things aren't they? Still in all, they do serve a purpose. But... it isn't scrubbing your back in the tub !!! lol.
   Maybe if you built or bought one or two of those bat houses, they would move their winged families there. Dunno.
   Hugs for the smiles, Chris

Larry C
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4 posted 2006-06-22 10:57 AM


Well now, M, I have always resisted the urge to think that you are a little "batty". And I'm always glad for confirmation of when I'm right. Not only that you have a great perspective(which you have earned)! Fun read, thanks.

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane,
I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

passing shadows
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5 posted 2006-06-22 02:23 PM


professionally? I would think that those guys would take the bats to the woods and set them free after they've caught them.

Hopefully you can get rid of them soon.

GTP
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6 posted 2006-06-22 05:45 PM


hahaha, get a cat...they will rid the bats!...lol
Enchantress
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7 posted 2006-06-22 06:17 PM


Maureen we have them around here also.
Had two in the house..not at the same time!
Just throw a towel over it and let it loose outdoors.
It's an awful thing to be spied on by a bat while you bathe.
Hugs~Nancy

~Somewhere in my heart I'm always
dancing with you in the summer rain ~

nakdthoughts
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8 posted 2006-06-22 07:10 PM


It was just a baby and by the time I got home had moved to the floor closer to the bathroom door.. it was put outside and given some water but I doubt it will live long..I don't know how the babies survive but its family is nowhere near my living quarters.

Now I can take that long leisurely bath

Thanks guys for understanding~~
M

JamesMichael
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9 posted 2006-06-22 09:26 PM


Enjoyed...James
SmartChick
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10 posted 2006-06-22 09:54 PM


Oh my gosh!
iliana
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11 posted 2006-06-23 02:12 AM


M, Cute poem for a frustrating situation......jo
LeeJ
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12 posted 2006-06-23 07:16 AM


M, thanks so much for the visuals...I'm not fond of bats, but they certainly do have their purpose among us...

enjoyed

JL
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13 posted 2006-06-23 05:15 PM


Enjoyed the story!

JL


Patricia
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14 posted 2006-06-23 08:47 PM


I haven't seen a bat (in real life--just TV life) since I was 5 years old and one of the little buggars got into our garage.  My mom "broomed" it out, and that was that.

So much enjoyed this.

Patricia

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