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").

I Once Knew A Woman

Well now I once knew a woman listen while I tell you all about her yeahAnd the first time I seen her I knew I couldn't live without herWell now she..

© Shel Silverstein

Testing The Bomb

Oh they're testing the bomb as I'm singing this songThey say not to worry cause nothing can go wrongThey're testing the bomb as I'm singing this..

© Shel Silverstein

Masochistic Baby

Oh, ever since my Masochistic Baby went and left meI got nothin’ to hit but the wall.She loved me when I beat her,But I started actin’ sweeter,And..

© Shel Silverstein

The Bridge

This bridge will only take you halfway thereTo those mysterious lands you long to see:Through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fairsAnd moonlit woods..

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Melinda Mae

Have you heard of tiny Melinda Mae,Who ate a monstrous whale?She thought she could,She said she would,So she started in right at the tail.And..

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The Hunter

I have fought against the poodle with his gory, deadly paws;I have faced the fearsome kitten, wild and bony,And somehow I've evaded the enormous..

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The Oak And The Rose

An oak tree and a rosebush grew,Young and green together,Talking the talk of growing things-Wind and water and weather.And while the rosebush sweetly..

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Little Green Buttons

The honeymoon ended a decade ago,If he still loves her he don't say so,So she's taking her blues to the House af Tattoos,Getting little green buttons..

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If I Had A Brontosaurus

If I had a brontosaurusI would name him Morris or Horace;But if suddenly one day he had a lot of little brontosauriI would change his name to Laurie.

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Folk Singer's Blues

Well, I'd like to sing a song about the chain gangAnd swingin' twelve pound hammers all the day,And how a I'd like to kill my captainAnd how a black..

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They Held Me Down

It was Sat night at the slammer the gavel was falling like a hammerAs they dragged in every freak from off the roadOne by one they entered the cell..

© Shel Silverstein

Double-Tail Dog

Would you like to buy a dog with a tail at either end?He is quite the strangest dog there is in town.Though he's not too good at knowingjust exactly..

© Shel Silverstein

Lady Godiva

Hey Lady Godiva, ridin´ through the townNaked on your big white horseWith your long hair hangin´ downLady Godiva, you say you´re really frightenedand..

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Mama I'Ll Sing One For You

I've sung my songs on dusty roads and dirty city sidewalksTo sweatin' hard eyed brakemen, in the rail yards I rolled throughI've sung in blue wall..

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The Winner

The hulk of a man with a beer in his hand looked like a drunk old fool,And I knew that if I hit him right, I could knock him off that stool.But..

© Shel Silverstein

Runny’s Heading Rabits

Runny lent to the wibraryAnd there were bundreds of hooks—Bistory hooks, beography gooks,And lots of bory stooks.He looked them over one by oneAnd..

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Turkey?

Only ate one drumstickAt the picnic dance this summer,Just one little drumstick--They say I couldn't be dumber.One tough and skinny drumstick,Why was..

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Don't Give A Dose To The One You Love Most

Don’t give a dose to the one you love most.Give her some marmalade...give her some toast.You can give her the willies or give her the blues.But the..

© Shel Silverstein

Freakin’ At The Freaker’s Ball

Come on, baby, grease your lips,Put on your hat, and shake your hips.And don’t forget to bring your ships.We’re goin’ to the Freakers Ball.Shake your..

© Shel Silverstein

Kiss It Away

There´s a shadow on the sun I see it risin´Kiss it away, Kiss it awayAnd there´s hurt down deep inside that I been hidin´Kiss it away, Kiss it..

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Wavy

I thought that I had wavy hairUntil I shaved. Instead,I find that I have straight hairAnd a very wavy head.

© Shel Silverstein

Hard To Please

(To be said in one breath)Elaine gives me a pain,Gill makes me ill,Winnie is a ninny,Orin is borin'Milly is silly,Rosy is nosy,Junie is loony,Gussie..

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God's Wheel

God says to me with a kind of smile,'Hey how would you like to be God awhileAnd steer the world?''Okay,' says I, 'I'll give it a try.Where do I..

© Shel Silverstein

It's Dark In Here

I am writing these poemsFrom inside a lion,And it's rather dark in here.So please excuse the handwritingWhich may not be too clear.But this afternoon..

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Friendship

I've discovered a way to stay friends forever--There's really nothing to it.I simply tell you what to doAnd you do it!!

© Shel Silverstein