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").

Hippo's Hope

There once was a hippo who wanted to fly --Fly-hi-dee, try-hi-dee, my-hi-dee-ho.So he sewed him some wings that could flap through the sky..

© Shel Silverstein

In Search Of Cinderella

From dusk to dawn,From town to town,Without a single clue,I seek the tender, slender footTo fit this crystal shoe.From dusk to dawn,I try it onEach..

© Shel Silverstein

Sky Seasoning

A piece of skyBroke off and fellThrough the crack in the ceilingRight into my soup,KERPLOP!I really must stateThat I usually hateLentil soup, but I..

© Shel Silverstein

Your Time's Comin'

I knew that she belonged to someone else at the time,But lonesome-lookin' women are a weakness of mine;And so I bought that stuff about the love he..

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Cloony The Clown

I'll tell you the story of Cloony the ClownWho worked in a circus that came through town.His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,But he just..

© Shel Silverstein

Channels

Channel 1's no fun.Channel 2's just news.Channel 3's hard to see.Channel 4 is just a bore.Channel 5 is all jive.Channel 6 needs to be fixed.Channel 7..

© Shel Silverstein

Strange Restaurant

I said, 'I'll take the T-bone steak.'A soft voice mooed, 'Oh wow.'And I looked up and realizedThe waitress was a cow.I cried, 'Mistake--forget the..

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The Unicorn

A long time ago, when the earth was greenand there was more kinds of animals than you've ever seen,and they run around free while the world was bein'..

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I Know You Little, I Love You Lots

I know you little, I love you lots,my love for you could fill ten pots,fifteen buckets, sixteen cans,three teacups, and four dishpans.

© Shel Silverstein

Lazy Jane

LazylazylazylazylazylazyJane.Shewantsadrinkofwatersoshewaitsandwaitsandwaitsandwaitsandwaitsforittorain.

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Danny O'Dare

Danny O'Dare, the dancin' bear,Ran away from the County Fair,Ran right up to my back stairAnd thought he'd do some dancin' there.He started jumpin'..

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Clarence

Clarence Lee from TennesseeLoved the commercials he saw on TV.He watched with wide believing eyesAnd bought everything they advertised --Cream to..

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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..

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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..

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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..

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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'..

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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..

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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..

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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..

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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..

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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,'..

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Anteater

'A genuine anteater,'The pet man told my dad.Turned out, it was an aunt eater,And now my uncle's mad!

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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..

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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