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").
Clarence
Clarence Lee from TennesseeLoved the commercials he saw on TV.He watched with wide believing eyesAnd bought everything they advertised --Cream to..
© Shel Silverstein
Something Missing
I remember I put on my socks,I remember I put on my shoes.I remember I put on my tieThat was paintedIn beautiful purples and blues.I remember I put..
© Shel Silverstein
Messy Room
Whosever room this is should be ashamed!His underwear is hanging on the lamp.His raincoat is there in the overstuffed chair,And the chair is becoming..
© Shel Silverstein
Whatif
Last night, while I lay thinking here,some Whatifs crawled inside my earand pranced and partied all night longand sang their same old Whatif..
© Shel Silverstein
Someday’s Here
Well I've told you someday I'd have a lotta moneyAnd you would see me grinnin' from ear to earLook in my pocket this ain't gabbage that I'm foldin'..
© Shel Silverstein
Forgotten Language
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..
© Shel Silverstein
Alimony
Alimony alimony I work till my fingers are bloody and boneyMe oh my oh goodness sake I'm paying for my mistakeShe calls it alimony alimony yeah you..
© Shel Silverstein
Judy
The waitress with the orange hair keeps motionin' me to hurry up and leaveI gulp my coffee - burn my mouth - grab up my coat and slippin' outI smear..
© Shel Silverstein
Dreadful
Someone ate the baby.It's rather sad to say.Someone ate the babySo she won't be out to play.We'll never hear her whiney cryOr have to feel if she is..
© Shel Silverstein
The Little Boy And The Old Man
Said the little boy, 'Sometimes I drop my spoon.'Said the old man, 'I do that too.'The little boy whispered, 'I wet my pants.''I do that too,'..
© Shel Silverstein
Anteater
'A genuine anteater,'The pet man told my dad.Turned out, it was an aunt eater,And now my uncle's mad!
© Shel Silverstein
Who Does She Think She Is....
I asked the Zebra:Are you black with white stripes?Or white with black stripes?And the zebra asked me:Are you good with bad habits?Or are you bad..
© Shel Silverstein
Someone Ate The Baby
Someone ate the baby it's rather sad to saySomeone ate the baby so she won't be out to playWe'll never hear her whiney cry or have to feel if she is..
© Shel Silverstein
Acapulco Goldie
She was dancin' when I seen her, in a Mexican cantinaIn a neighborhood they call 'La Zona Roja'.She had a child's smile, but she told me in a whileIt..
© Shel Silverstein
Captain Hook
Captain Hook must rememberNot to scratch his toes.Captain Hook must watch outAnd never pick his nose.Captain Hook must be gentleWhen he shakes your..
© Shel Silverstein
Batty
The baby batScreamed out in fright,'Turn on the dark,I'm afraid of the light.'
© Shel Silverstein
Bear In There
There's a polar bearIn our Frigidaire-He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.With his seat in the meatAnd his face in the fishAnd his big hairy pawsIn..
© Shel Silverstein
Somebody Stole My Rig
I'm haulin' twenty tons of freight into New York stateStarted thinkin' bout Mary JaneShe lived over the hill I had an hour to kill I thought I'd get..
© Shel Silverstein
Rock 'N' Roll Band
If we were a rock 'n' roll band,We'd travel all over the land.We'd play and we'd sing and wear spangly things.If we were a rock 'n' roll band.If we..
© Shel Silverstein
Enter This Deserted House
But please walk softly as you do.Frogs dwell here and crickets too.Ain't no ceiling, only blue.Jays dwell here and sunbeams too.Floors are flowers ..
© Shel Silverstein
How Many, How Much
How many slams in an old screen door?Depends how loud you shut it.How many slices in a bread?Depends how thin you cut it.How much good inside a..
© Shel Silverstein
Come Skating
They said come skating;They said it's so nice.They said come skating;I'd done it twice.They said come skating;It sounded nice….I wore roller-They..
© Shel Silverstein
Sick
Sick 'I cannot go to school today,'Said little Peggy Ann McKay.'I have the measles and the mumps,A gash, a rash and purple bumps.My mouth is wet, my..
© Shel Silverstein
Better Not Ask Me
(Hey the truth might hurt so I'm tellin' you now that you better not ask me)Hey you better not ask me where I been all nightWhy my eyes are shinin'..
© Shel Silverstein
Hector The Collector
Hector the CollectorCollected bits of string,Collected dolls with broken headsAnd rusty bells that would not ring. Bent-up nails and ice-cream..
© Shel Silverstein