Things that go 'bump' in the night
Should not really give one a fright.
It's the hole in each ear
That lets in the fear,
That, and the absence of light!
by Patience Worth
When the sands grow cool, and the lazy tide
Swings heavy 'gainst the shore,
Leaning its waves in languorous ease
To the curve of the white shore line; reaching
Its graceful arms out upon the land,