Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Batty Comments

Rating: ★3.1

The baby bat
Screamed out in fright,
'Turn on the dark,
I'm afraid of the light.'
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Shel Silverstein
baby dark
COMMENTS
Jette Blackstone 14 December 2017

I love this poem. Silverstein has a way of compressing a world of meaning into a 'cute' little story about a bat.

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Bernard F. Asuncion 14 December 2017

Such a brilliant write by Shel Silverstein👍👍👍

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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak 14 December 2017

Indeed, in its fright, it had probably mistaken light for dark..........well expressed in conflict..........thanks for sharing

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Ruta Mohapatra 14 December 2017

A really witty poem. Thank you for sharing.

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Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Chicago/ Illinois
Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
Chicago/ Illinois
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