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purple. A very cool poem!
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his bottom grew into a chair.
flowers, caterpillars, starlings, houseflies, crickets, and snow flakes.
she breaks her mother's back.
Yes. He was a writer, playwright and cartoonist.
I threw down. Shel Silverstein's real name was Sheldon Allan Silverstein. He was born in Chicago on September 25. There are two different years given for his birthyear. Some day 1930, others say 1932.
wet the bed. Shel Silverstein wrote the music for "The Unicorn Song". He also wrote "Boy Named Sue" and "The Cover of the Rollin' Stone".
the drummer. Shel Silverstein died on May 10, 1999 from a heart attack.
Pete. Shel Silverstein once said "he was glad that he wasn't familiar with other poets when he began to write, because this helped him find his own style of writing."
conscience. In this poem he talks about a voice inside of us that tells us what's right and wrong. In the poem he says that "No teacher, preacher, parent, friend or wise man can decide what's right for you - just listen to the voice that speaks inside."
$132. "$2 entrance fee" "$20 for burgers and fries" "$110 for the hospital bill". Add them up and that totals $132.
animal. "The fox she wears is still alive."
behind. He got all his body parts from everyone else in his family so at the end he says "Could it be that my behind's the only thing that's mine?"
1974. This was Shel’s first published collection of poems and drawings.
Lafcadio. "Lafcadio, The Lion Who Shot Back" was first published in 1963, and wwritten by the late Shel Silverstein.
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Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash and Shel Silverstein were both born in the same year.
She would not take the garbage out. 'Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out' can be found in Shel’s collection of poetry “Where The Sidewalk Ends”.
Playboy. Shel’s last contribution was in January of 1998 when he wrote "Hamlet as Told on the Street". Shel passed away the following year in Florida.
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