1. Home »
  2. American Poets »
  3. Shel Silverstein

Batty

by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

The baby bat
Screamed out in fright,
'Turn on the dark,
I'm afraid of the light.'




Quotes of the Day

A heretic, my dear sir, is a fellow who disagrees with you regarding something neither of you knows anything about.
• William Cowper Brann


Poems of the Day
  • Brenda Hillman
    [to the voice of the age]
    by Brenda Hillman
    They gave up their fear of sincerity They gave up their decorated nights Evening birdsong had folded into chalk Evening shadows grew less white We'd been faithful mostly to our own special ...