Living
The Bugbear
From A Phenomenal Fauna
Living
Of all the fearsome beasts beneath the sun
The Bugbear is the most appalling one.
At night he comes and hovers o'er our bed,
Filling us with a nameless fear and dread.
He is not half so terrible by day--
Sometimes he shrinks and dwindles quite away.
Cite this poem
MLA
Wells, Carolyn. “The Bugbear.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/87/.
Chicago
Wells, Carolyn. “The Bugbear.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/wells_c/87/.
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