Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Show It At The Beach

Oh they won't let us show it at the beach no they won't let us show it at the beachThey think we're gonna grab it if it gets within our reachAnd they..

© Shel Silverstein

Examination

I went to the doctor-He reached down my throat,He pulled out a shoeAnd a little toy boat,He pulled out a skateAnd a bicycle seat,And said 'Be more..

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Love

Ricky was 'L' but he's home with the flu,Lizzie, our 'O,' had some homework to do,Mitchell, 'E' prob'ly got lost on the way,So I'm all of love that..

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The Worlds Greatest Smoke Off

In the laid back California town of sunny San RaphaelLived a girl named Pearly Sweetcake,You probably knew her wellShe was stoned 15 of her 18..

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Backward Bill

Backward Bill, Backward Bill,He lives way up on Backward Hill,Which is really a hole in the sandy ground(But that's a hill turned upside..

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The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

The morning sun touched lightly onThe eyes of Lucy JordanIn her white suburban bedroomIn a white suburban town,As she lay there 'neath the..

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Joey

Joey Joey took a stoneAnd knockedDownTheSun!And Whoosh! It swizzledDown so hard.And bloomp! It bouncedIn his backyard.And glunk! It landedOn his..

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Reflection

Each time I see the Upside-Down ManStanding in the water,I look at him and start to laugh,Although I shouldn't oughtter.For maybe in another..

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Helping

Agatha Fry, she made a pieAnd Christopher John helped bake itChristopher John, he mowed the lawnAnd Agatha Fry helped rake itNow, Zachary Zugg took..

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Warning

Inside everybody's noseThere lives a shar-toothed snail.So if youi stick your finger in,He may bite off your nail.Stick it farther up inside,And he..

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In The Hills Of Shiloh

Have you seen Amanda Blaine in the hills of ShilohWandering through the morning rain through the hills of ShilohHave you seen her at her door..

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Magical Eraser

She wouldn't believeThis pencil hasA magical eraser.She said I was a silly moo,She said I was a liar too,She dared me prove that it was true,And so..

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A Front Row Seat To Hear Ole Johnny Sing

Now you know some fellahs, they want fame and fortuneYeah, and other fellahs they just wanna swingBut all I wanted all my lifeWas a TV set and a..

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Stacy Brown Got Two

Did you hear bout Stacy brown (no we didn't but we'd like to)He had every chick in town (no he didn't but he tried to)He had looks he had class do..

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Morgan’s Curse

Followin’ the trail on the old treasure map,I came to the spot that said “Dig right here.”And four feet down my spade struck woodJust where the map..

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Kick It Again

So you heard there was a spark of love that I have for youYou come back to kill it like you always doYou found it weak and tremblin' hangin' on just..

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Paranoid

Everybody says I'm paranoid they all think I'm crazyThey all smile to my face but they'd like to see me dieThey put poison in my coffee they put..

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Goodnight Little Houseplant

Goodnight little houseplant asleep on the sillI'll pull the shades so you don't catch a chillAnd tomorrow in the morning don't be breaskfast for..

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Gumeye Ball

There’s an eyeball in the gumball machine,Right there between the red and the green,Lookin’ at me as if to say,“You don’t need anymore gum today.”

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Picture Puzzle Piece

One picture puzzle pieceLyin' on the sidewalk,One picture puzzle pieceSoakin' in the rain.It might be a button of blueOn the coat of the womanWho..

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Invitation

If you are a dreamer, come inIf you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...If you're a pretender, come sit by the..

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Lookin’ For Myself

You may be lookin' for me but I ain't lookin' for youI'm still lookin' for myself and I ain't got time to look for nobody elseWhen I found who I am..

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Workin’ It Out

Well I've been spendin' my life lookin' for a shoulderTo rest my head when the nights get colderBut the days are gettin' longer and I'm gettin'..

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The Nap Taker

No - I did not take a nap -The nap - took - meoff the bed and out the windowfar beyond the sea,to a land where sleepy headsread only comic booksand..

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Bituminous?

The hard coal's called bituminous,Or is that anthracite?Stalactites grow down from caves,Or do I mean stalagmites?Those fluffy clounds are nimbus -No..

© Shel Silverstein