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Poems by Sheldon Allan Silverstein

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For What She Had Done

... l flowers, that I shall gather and place in her hands, before she goes to bathe at the falling water ...

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The Monkey

... " The sick little monkey groaned and said, ...

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The Unicorn

... the elephant started elephantin', and the boat started shaking' ...

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My Beard

... My beard grows down to my toes, ...

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The Winner

... But my eyes still see and my nose still works and my teeth are still in my mouth ...

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Loser

... On this rock And rest for just a minute… ...

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Crocodile's Toothache

... " And the Crocodile said, "I'll tell you the truth ...

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Eight Balloons

... One stayed to play with a careless child - POP! ...

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Diet Song

... And when I am dead with the insurance paid you'll look down at me and you'll grin ...

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I Can’t Touch The Sun

... No I can't touch the clouds for you I've never reached the sun for you ...

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Vegematic

... (by Steve Goodman, Mike Smith, Shel Silverstein) ...

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All About You

... .. [ guitar ] And now the summer sun may burn my back and these tears may dim my sight ...

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Rock 'N' Roll Band

... And dreamin' and thinkin' oh wouldn't it be grand, ...

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Friendship

... I've discovered a way to stay friends forever-- ...

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The Perfect Wave

... And the years rolled by and the surf broke high and the 40–foot breakers sprayed ...