He was almost there, when...
Shel Silverstein
- Life
- 1930-1999
- Occupations
- poet, composer, writer
- Notable works
- Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree, Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book
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He was almost there, when... Smash! Crash! Bash! He slid down and mashed into engine hash
Shel Silverstein
If you are a dreamer, Come in. If you are a dreamer, A wisher, A liar, A hoper, A prayer, A magic-bean-buyer, If you're a pretender, Come sit by my fire, For we have some flax-golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in!
Shel Silverstein
If you have to dry the dishes (Such an awful boring chore) If you have to dry the dishes (‘Stead of going to the store) If you have to dry the dishes And you drop one on the floor Maybe they won’t let you Dry the dishes anymore
Shel Silverstein
Once I spoke the language of the flowers, Once I understood each word the caterpillar said, Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings, And shared a conversation with the housefly in my bed.
Shel Silverstein
Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
Shel Silverstein
Teddy said it was a hat,
Shel Silverstein
There’s a Polar Bear In our Frigidaire – He likes it ’cause it’s cold in there.
Shel Silverstein
When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?
Shel Silverstein