Shel Silverstein
1930-1999 / Male / American
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A Boy Named Sue
Well, my daddy left home when I was three, / and he didn't leave much to Ma and me, / just this old guitar and a bottle of *****
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Anteater
"A genuine anteater," / The pet man told me dad. / Turned out, it was an aunt eater,
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Bear In There
There's a Polar Bear / In our Frigidaire-- / He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.
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Boa Constrictor
Oh, I'm being eaten / By a boa constrictor, / A boa constrictor,
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Cloony The Clown
I'll tell you the story of Cloony the Clown / Who worked in a circus that came through town. / His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,
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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 stair
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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,
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God's Wheel
GOD says to me with a kind / of smile, "Hey how would you like / to be God awhile And steer the world?"
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It's Dark in Here
I am writing these poems / From inside a lion, / And it's rather dark in here.
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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,
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