Ellie's Favorite Poem

"The Battle"
By Shel Silverstein

Would you like to hear
Of the terrible night
When I bravely fought the—
No?
All right.


The first time Ellie heard that she laughed and laughed and laughed. Then she laughed some more. From afar I assumed that Daddy was tickling her. Then she came out of her room to tell me about the silly poem. I think she has been hooked on his silly book ever since.