Gremlins Singing
The ground does not shake
When they come to cause their mischief
Unless they hit a gas main
The sky does not darken
From the smoke and ash of their rampage
Unless it is already night
The town does not quiver
At the unleashing of their roar
Unless they steal a megaphone
Their wake does not hold destruction
As they lack the strength to topple buildings
Unless they drive a tank
Tiny terrors slip through shadows
Not as intimidating as a gargantuan beast
But their mischief should be feared
Legends of Windemere 
Sweet little critters…unless…loved it.
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Though isn’t every time ‘after’ midnight?
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Knee guards definitely needed.
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Get some with spikes. 🙂
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Great fun poem Charles. They may be small, but I don’t want one of them to clamp down on my ankle. 🙂
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So true. Everyone forgets ankle protection.
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I know that I always forget it. A flack jacket won’t do you much good with these guys. 🙂
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Nope. Especially if they take control of a bulldozer or a wrecking ball.
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Aw, I want a gremlin. I don’t remember hardly anything from that movie… but I know that my brother used to convince me to eat my cream of corn by telling me it was Gizmo food…
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Makes sense. My friends and I avoided sunlight because it hurt Gizmo. Also we were in college and that was the best excuse we could come up with at the time. 🙂
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I love those little beasts. Nothing beats that first movie, Gremlins. There were sick little monsters. What were the rules? 1) No bright lights, 2) No getting them wet, and 3) no feeding them after midnight. I think I got them all! Correct me if I’m wrong because I’m much too lazy tonight to look it up. BTW, love the line, “At the unleashing of their roar.” I think that line rocks!
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You’re right. No water, no bright light, and no eating after midnight. Such simple rules, but always getting broken. 🙂
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The rules were great in Gremlins.
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I can’t think of any other monsters that came with an instruction manual.
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This was awesome! 😀
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Thanks. 🙂
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What fun! … Maybe not.
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They don’t them ankle biters for nothing. 😀
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