"Out of the night that covers me,"

--William Ernest Henley

"To watch his woods fill up with snow."

--Robert Frost

"He gives his harness bells a shake"

--Robert Frost

"The only other sound's the sweep/ Of easy wind and downy flake."

--Robert Frost

"Maggie discovered a shell that sang so sweetly"

--E. E. Cummings

"Molly was chased by a horrible thing which raced sideways while blowing bubbles."

--E. E. Cummings

"May came home with a smooth round stone."

--E. E. Cummings

"The brilliant moon"

--Jose Juan Tablada

"Tender willow,

almost gold, almost amber"

--Jose Juan Tablada

"And they swallowed the life

of the lime in the water"

--Rosemary Ctacalos

"Look at that... His feet are twitching... Even his whiskers move."

--Mary Hall Surface

"He'll start whimpering soon, with little soft barks."

--Mary Hall Surface

"The sharp white teeth, the horrid grin,

And Wolfie said, 'May I come in?'"

--Roald Dahl

"She's going to taste like caviar."

--Roald Dahl

"My lovely furry wolfskin coat."

--Roald Dahl

"Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard."

--Alfred Noyes

"She writhed her hands till her fingers were wet with sweat or blood!"

--Alfred Noyes

"With torn and bleeding hearts we smile"

--Paul Laurence Dunbar

"our cries to thee from tortured souls arise."

--Paul Laurence Dunbar