Shel Silverstein

15 poems

There's a Polar Bear / In our Frigidaire--

They said come skating; / They said it's so nice.

Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear, / Ran away from the County Fair,

How many slams in an old screen door? / Depends how loud you shut it.

Mama said I'd lose my head / If it wasn't fastened on.

Have you heard of tiny Melinda Mae, / Who ate a monstrous whale?

Whosever room this is should be ashamed! / His underwear is hanging on the lamp.

I said, I'll take the T-bone steak. / A soft voice mooed, Oh wow.

Tell me I'm clever, / Tell me I'm kind,

Said the little boy, Sometimes I drop my spoon. / Said the old man, I do that too.

An oak tree and a rosebush grew, / Young and green together,

Mrs. McTwitter was the baby-sitter / I think she's a little bit crazy.

Tell me who can / Catch a toucan?

Birds are flyin' south for winter. / Here's the Weird-Bird headin' north,

All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas / Layin' in the sun,