When my oldest son was little, I started reading him Shel Silverstein. He got mixed up when I told him that these were poems, and poetry, and he called it all poemtry. Although now he knows what it's really called, as each son has grown up, we've called it poemtry, just for fun.
Anyway, last night my number four wanted me to read him some poemtry. And while I could never pick out my favorite Shel Silverstein poem, this one certainly has to rank in the top ten.
Alice
She drank from a bottle called DRINK ME
And up she grew so tall,
She ate from a plate called TASTE ME
And down she shrank so small.
And so she changed, while other folks
Never tried nothin' at all.
4 comments:
I love this!
I think this has to be my favorite
Warning-
Inside everybody's nose
There lives a sharp-toothed snail.
So if you stick your finger in,
He may bite off your nail.
Stick it farther up inside,
And he may bite your ring off.
Stick it all the way, and he
May bite the whole darn thing off.
I'm partial to-
There's too many kids in this tub,
Too many elbows to scrub,
I washed a behind,
I'm not sure it was mine.
There's too many kids in this tub.
Seriously how could you not love Shel Silverstein! I love all of his stuff!
Callie, that one also has to be in my top 10. Of course, I'm always partial to bathroom humor, so...
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