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").

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..

© Shel Silverstein

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..

© Shel Silverstein

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..

© Shel Silverstein

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..

© Shel Silverstein

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.”

© Shel Silverstein

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..

© Shel Silverstein

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..

© Shel Silverstein

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..

© Shel Silverstein

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'..

© Shel Silverstein

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..

© Shel Silverstein

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

Father Of A Boy Named Sue

(Okay now years ago I wrote a song called A Boy Named Sue and that was okayAnd everything except then I started to think about it and I thoughtIt is..

© Shel Silverstein

Recipe For A Hippopotamus Sandwich

A hippo sandwich is easy to make.All you do is simply takeOne slice of bread,One slice of cake,Some mayonnaiseOne onion ring,One hippopotamusOne..

© Shel Silverstein

Time

Ain't the snow fallin' just a bit deeper these daysAren't they building the stairs a bit steeper these daysAnd the town's really changin' in so many..

© Shel Silverstein

Changing Of The Seasons

Oh the changing of the seasons it's a pretty thing to seeAnd though I find this balmy weather pleasin'There's the wind come from tomorrow and I hear..

© Shel Silverstein

No Thank You

No I do not want a kitten,No cute, cuddly kitty-poo,No more long hair in my cornflakes,No more midnight meowing mews,No more scratchin', snarlin'..

© Shel Silverstein

Son Of A Scoundrel

Big Barney Fitch, he got soddenly richHe got a big fancy house in MelbourneWith buckets of loot and big black leather bootsActing so haughty and..

© Shel Silverstein

Stupid Pencil Maker

Some dummy built this pencil wrong,The eraser's down here where the point belongs,And the point's at the top - so it's no good to me,It's amazing how..

© Shel Silverstein

Bury Me In My Shades

In a pad with no heat, up on Sullivan Street,The last of the hipsters lay dyin'.Wearin' his shades, so like no one could tellLike whether or not he..

© Shel Silverstein

Tell Me

Tell me I'm clever,Tell me I'm kind,Tell me I'm talented,Tell me I'm cute,Tell me I'm sensitive,Graceful and wise,Tell me I'm perfect-But tell me the..

© Shel Silverstein

Crouchin’ On The Outside

One two three four five six seven eight hey baby you're a little too lateI'm standin' on the outside lookin' in at you on the insideLookin' out at me..

© Shel Silverstein

I Got Stoned And I Missed It

I was sitting in my basementI just rolled myself a tasteof something green and gold and gloriousto get me through the dayThen my friend yelled..

© Shel Silverstein

Dance To It

Well hey Miss Go-Go won't you stop for a minuteCause the song you dance to it got somethin' in itThere's a lotta things those long funny words can..

© Shel Silverstein

Vegetables

Eat a tomato and you'll turn red(I don't think that's really so);Eat a carrot and you'll turn orange(Still and all, you never know);Eat some spinach..

© Shel Silverstein

Me-Stew

I have nothing to put in my stew, you see,Not a bone or a bean or a black-eyed pea,So I'll just climb in the pot to seeIf I can make a stew out of..

© Shel Silverstein