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Poems and Ryhming Stories Peeky The Vampire Bat Reader Star Rating: Maihri Patrick Childrens-Stories.net Terms of use: you may view online and freely print a single paper copy of the entire story page for your own personal domestic private use, individual qualified Teachers may also freely print additional paper copies for teaching purposes within their own educational establishment. Any other use is strictly prohibited without prior written consent by letter from us, please see the contact us button above. With beady eyes of forest flame He peers beneath the wooden beams of ancient barns with broken glass on windows full of soot and ash His toes they bend in circles tight around the darkened beams at night with legs outstretched and poker straight he pulls his wings around his waist A pair of pointed ears that sit Upon a furry head they twitch with every passing sound that floats between the musty beams of oak His nose is short and snub, that's strange For one so keen to seek the mane of Any creature, tall or fat who tastes just like The castle cat!! As creeping shadows of the night Fell upon the lantern lights A spider leaped through cobweb trails That hung from rusting iron nails Moving on a gentle breeze It moved quickly through discarded leaves Amongst the dust and rotten grime It crept into the gloom, and smiled The twitching sound of moving wings Sent tiny creatures to the ends of each and every corner found As the fiend of darkness lifted his shroud With eyes ablaze he looked around To find the very source of sound That caused his ears and nose to twitch And lose his grasp on his secret pitch With wings outstretched he rose to the eaves His shadow touching all he sees A pair of brightly shining teeth Sparkled on his bearded lip With flaring nostrils he dived to the ground And rose again to seek the sound of footsteps tapping on the stones And squeaking rats with chicken bones Far beyond the rotting barn In darkened skies shines bright, the moon Its eerie light illuminates The wonky roofs and broken slates Of castles ruined long ago And tall church spires where no Vampire goes As daylight looms and church bells ring Above the village rooftops brings A choir of all that Peeky fears With hosts of golden chandeliers A high pitched squeal and whispering wings With eyes wide open, he deftly springs Towards the safety of the barn To hide in shadows till the dawn With rasping teeth hidden from view His wings drawn in when once they flew He wrapped his toes around the beam Of ancient oak and slept, unseen. The End If you enjoyed this story, there are many more in our collection, to register for more Free Stories please click below or click the Free Story Access button top left on this page. Click Here to Register for more Free Stories. Story Rating If you've already registered please rate this story below from your own point of view. Click one of the radio buttons next to a star below and then enter your registered email address. You can only rate each story once. Story star ratings shown (2 to 5 stars) are the average of all rating scores to date, these may not update immediately subject to browser and local cache settings, in some cases it may take a few hours. Thanks for your interest and happy reading. |