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").

Daylight Dreamer

Here's the half-finished painting of a girl that I started last DecemberHere's the first three pages of my novel bout I don't really rememberHere's..

© Shel Silverstein

Point Of View

Thanksgiving dinner's sad and thanklessChristmas dinner's dark and blueWhen you stop and try to see itFrom the turkey's point of view.Sunday dinner..

© Shel Silverstein

Who's Taller?

Depends on if the judge is fair,Depends how high the heels you wear,Depends on if they count the hair,Depends if they allow the chair.

© Shel Silverstein

The Loser

Mama said I'd lose my headif it wasn't fastened on.Today I guess it wasn't'cause while playing with my cousinit fell off and rolled awayand now it's..

© Shel Silverstein

I Can’t Touch The Sun

No I can't touch the clouds for you I've never reached the sun for youI've never done the things that you need done for youI've stretched as high as..

© Shel Silverstein

The Land Of Happy

Have you been to the land of happy,Where everyone's happy all day,Where they joke and they singOf the happiest things,And everything's jolly and..

© Shel Silverstein

Ticklish Tom

Did you hear 'bout Ticklish Tom?He got tickled by his mom.Wiggled and giggled and fell on the floor,Laughed and rolled right out the door.All the way..

© Shel Silverstein

When She Cries

No one knows my lady when she's lonelyNo one sees the fantasies and fears my lady hidesThere are those who've shared her love and laughterBut no one..

© Shel Silverstein

Put Something In

Draw a crazy picture,Write a nutty poem,Sing a mumble-grumble song,Whistle through your comb.Do a loony-goony dance'Cross the kitchen floor,Put..

© Shel Silverstein

The Dragon Of Grindly Grun

I'm the Dragon of Grindly Grun,I breathe fire as hot as the sun.When a knight comes to fightI just toast him on sight,Like a hot crispy cinnamon..

© Shel Silverstein

Cloudy Sky

The Moon she is a pretty girl who lives up in the starsAnd that old cloud he's a great old man who loves her from afarHe loves her from afarWhen Lady..

© Shel Silverstein

The Bagpipe Who Didn’t Say No

It was nine o'clock at midnight at a quarter after threeWhen a turtle met a bagpipe on the shoreside by the sea,And the turtle said, 'My dearie,May I..

© Shel Silverstein

Skin Stealer

This evening I unzipped my skinAnd carefully unscrewed my head,Exactly as I always doWhen I prepare myself for bed.And while I slept a coo-coo cameAs..

© Shel Silverstein

The Monkey

1 little monkeywas goin' 2 the storewhen he saw a banana 3he'd never climbed be4.By 5 o'clock that evenin'he was 6 with a stomach ache'cause 7 green..

© Shel Silverstein

All About You

In the Grandville greyhound station in the lightly drizzlin' rainSittin' on my suitcase goin' quietly insane all about you babe all about youAll..

© Shel Silverstein

Woulda-Coulda-Shoulda

All the Woulda-Coulda-ShouldasLayin' in the sun,Talkin' 'bout the thingsThey woulda coulda shoulda done...But those Woulda-Coulda-ShouldasAll ran..

© Shel Silverstein

Listen To The Mustn'Ts

Listen to Mustn'ts, child, listen to the Don'ts.Listen to the Shouldn'ts, the Impossibles, the Won'ts.Listen to the Never Haves, then listen close to..

© Shel Silverstein

The Voice

There is a voice inside of youthat whispers all day long,'I feel that this is right for me,I know that this is wrong.'No teacher, preacher, parent..

© Shel Silverstein

Weird-Bird

Birds are flyin' south for winter.Here's the Weird-Bird headin' north,Wings a-flappin', beak a-chatterin',Cold head bobbin' back 'n' forth.He says..

© Shel Silverstein

Magic

Sandra's seen a leprechaun,Eddie touched a troll,Laurie danced with witches once,Charlie found some goblins' gold.Donald heard a mermaid sing,Susy..

© Shel Silverstein

Yowzah

Well it wasn't too very long ago you know some folks walked with a hi-dee-hoAnd other folks walked around kind of lowSayin' Yowzah and Sho nuff and..

© Shel Silverstein

Stop Thief!

Policeman, policeman,Help me please.Someone went and stole my knees.I’d chase him down but I suspectMy feet and legs just won’t connect.

© Shel Silverstein

Peanut-Butter Sandwich

I'll sing you a poem of a silly young kingWho played with the world at the end of a string,But he only loved one single thing—And that was just a..

© Shel Silverstein

Bigtime

Hey dragged up my holly and I pull it to a town for the bigtimeHey rig down the road I tore 'em down I'm a bigtimeI wheeled right in them swinging..

© Shel Silverstein

Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too

Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too,Went for a ride in a flying shoe,'Hooray!''What fun!''It's time we flew!'Said Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me..

© Shel Silverstein