In honor of National Poetry Month, I thought I would post a poem from one of my favorite poets, Shel Silverstein. He has written several books for children full of clever, humorous rhymes.
Here's a Sample of his work:
In Search of Cinderella
From dusk to dawn,
From town to town,
Without a single clue,
I seek the tender, slender foot
To fill this crystal shoe.
From dusk to dawn,
I try it on
Each damsel that I meet.
And I still love her so, but oh,
I've started hating feet.
From Shel Silverstein's A Light in the Attic
Until next time...
Shel Silverstein is hilarious. I think my favorite poem from him is this one: https://www.poetryverse.com/shel-silverstein-poems/theyve-put-brassiere-on-camel#google_vignette
ReplyDeleteThat's a good one, too. It's hard to pick a favorite since most everything he writes is clever and humorous.
DeleteGave me a giggle today....
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Made me smile, too. :)
DeleteMade me chuckle! I enjoy his work.
ReplyDeleteHe was very talented, that's for sure.
DeleteLove his work indeed, although I'm personally more familiar with the Dutch poems, being that my native language is Dutch.
ReplyDeleteSometimes poetry doesn't translate well into other languages. It sounds like Silverstein's work did.
DeleteI love Shel Silverstein's work! A Light in the Attic is just a classic!
ReplyDeleteI was reading about him and Silverstein did quite a bit of work before the children's books. He had to be convinced to write them, but I'm glad he did.
DeleteOh, this is a great one!
ReplyDeleteOne of many great ones.
DeleteI haven't heard of Shel Silverstein before. This is a fun poem.
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely day.
If just google him, you'll find many more of his clever poems.
DeleteI remember reading several of his books with my daughter when she was growing up.
ReplyDeleteI first discovered him with my kids.
DeleteThat's a cute little poem.
ReplyDeleteSilverstein is a master at these kind of poems.
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