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BATS by ROBERT DE MONTESQUIOU

First Line: O BATS! / GNATS
Last Line: SYNTHESES!
Subject(s): ANIMALS; BATS; WINGS;

O bats!
Gnats
Of the night,
Vats
Of affright,
That's
Right!
O bats!
Warm
Gypsy
Swarm,
Vortices
In the breeze;
Fly
High,
File by;
Tipsy
Syntheses!

Gnats of the night
Turning,
Churning,
Without any light
Or learning—
Gnats of the night!
O Bats!
Warm
Gypsy
Swarm,
Vortices
In the breeze;
Fly
High,
File by;
Tipsy
Syntheses!

Vats
Of affright,
Swollen,
Stolen,
Every sprite
A mute eidolon,
Vats
Of affright!
O bats!
Warm
Gypsy
Swarm,
Vortices
In the breeze;
Fly
High,
File by;
Tipsy
Syntheses!



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