Shel Silverstein

I had forgotten all about Shel Silverstein until my friend Kim was talking about him the other day. I think his work is definitely the Disney-Pixar of poems, really everybody can appreciate and enjoy them. When I was little I was obsessed with his books, especially Where the Sidewalk Ends. As I've started re-reading some of his poems, I realize that the ones I love now were some of my favorites back in the day too, but for different reasons.

this is one of my favorites

Rain


I opened my eyes
And looked up at the rain,
And it dripped in my head
And flowed into my brain,
And all that I hear as I lie in my bed
Is the slishity-slosh of the rain in my head.

I step very softly,
I walk very slow,
I can't do a handstand--
I might overflow,
So pardon the wild crazy thing I just said--
I'm just not the same since there's rain in my head.