{"id":2310,"date":"2026-03-23T02:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/?p=2310"},"modified":"2026-03-23T02:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T16:27:22","slug":"bernie-batman-joker-a-poem-by-bill-kochman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Blog\/index.php\/bernie-batman-joker-a-poem-by-bill-kochman\/","title":{"rendered":"BERNIE, BATMAN, JOKER — a poem and song by BBB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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#Poetry #Poem<\/p>\n

BERNIE, BATMAN AND JOKER<\/p>\n

by Bill Kochman<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.billkochman.com\/Poetry<\/a><\/p>\n

03-19-2021<\/p>\n

Bernie, Batman and Joker,
\nSitting in a cell,
\nBernie listens closely,
\nWhile Batman gives Joker hell.<\/p>\n

Bernie is all wrapped up,
\nFor bats can carry fleas,
\nBut Joker is so crazy,
\nHe sits there quite at ease.<\/p>\n

Then Bernie gets an itch,
\nSomewhere around his knee,
\nBut mittens just won’t let him,
\nGet rid of that darn flea.<\/p>\n

Joker then laughs loudly,
\nAt Bernie’s itchy plight,
\nBut across the table it’s quiet,
\nNo sound from the Dark Knight.<\/p>\n

A bat, a flea, a Joker,
\nA strange crowd indeed,
\nBernie wants to scratch,
\nBut his mittens do impede.<\/p>\n

Poor Bernie then decides,
\nFor help he must ask,
\nBut no one understands him,
\nHe’s garbled through his mask.<\/p>\n

The moral of this story:
\nDon’t wear mittens or a mask,
\nFor if you get a flea,
\nRemoval will be a difficult task.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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