Creative Writing Thursday an Ode to (Shel)
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One Frozen May
On a brisk December day,
I mistakenly thought it was late May
I ran outside in my shorts
To have a share in my favorite sports
Running down to the lake
It was for a dip I planned to take
I began to realize I’m really cold
It’s never like this in May I’d been told
But never mind what had seemed
For down on me the sunshine had beamed
So as I got close to the waters edge
I ran and jumped high up off the ledge
And as I came falling-crashing down
What a shock to find the water had turned to ground
For even though I think it May
The lake was frozen and it was a December day
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Todays creative writing inspired by Shel Silverstein. (You know "Where the Sidewalk ends" One of the greatest writers... (and scarriest looking children book writer)... Add your own writings or favorite Shel writing today.
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To think of times, a kid kind you see
How scared these drawings woudl make me be
A unicycle headed thing
and a bodyless high-heeled footed being
Now we see what kind of upbringing Jerm had
thats why he turned out so bad
hah, I beat you Javen
Posted by: Priddy the hut | December 23, 2004 12:58 PM
well since no one else is givin any,... here is a classic
Who
Who can kick a football
From here to Afghanistan?
I can!
Who fought tigers in the street
While all the policeman ran and hid?
I did?
Who will fly and have X-ray eyes-
And be known as the man no bullet can kill?
I will!
Who can sit and tell lies all night?
I might!
Posted by: itzjerm | December 23, 2004 05:37 PM
Hey now, I wanted to add my favorite stories all day, but I had to wait till I got to a computer.
Here’s one – wish I could scan the illustration in
Carrots
They say that carrots are good for your eyes,
They swear that they improve your sight,
But I’m seein’ worse than I did last night –
You think maybe I ain’t usin’ ‘em right?
Posted by: Jillian | December 23, 2004 06:14 PM
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.
If only the explaination were that simple for the things we do!
Posted by: Nina | December 23, 2004 10:49 PM
Brent, you may have beat me in time, but when it comes to quality, well. . .you're still very much Brent.
So here's my attempt.
There was an old young who lived in a shoe,
and every night he would eat two pies and a soup.
One day he was purchasing vegetables to eat,
and he dropped a bag of cabbage on his feet.
He screamed and hollered and kicked and he yelled.
And when he stopped, why there stood a geniune Southern belle.
Her face was so grand, and her manners were such,
that she was appalled to learn that he didn't kiss her hand at first touch.
"I do declare," said she, "you are ignorant."
"But with some time and some effort, you will be the perfect gentleman."
So she washed his hair, and gave it some style,
and she spent his money on khaki pants, sweaters and argyles.
And after she had spent some on him, she spent twice on her,
the time she spent with him moved with such a blur,
The young man, one day signed and thought, this must be love.
Because he was so confused he didn't know what else to think of.
So he gathered up his last pie and his last two soups,
and he sat down to refinance his shoe.
The bank gave him very little, since it was a shoe,
and he bought a house and a sofa or two.
And with the left over he bought a diamond ring,
and then he bent down to and oh did she sing.
One day quite a bit later, he came to his senses.
And he slapped himself and asked, "How could I have been so dense?"
"I was happy, I had everything I wanted in my shoe,"
and turning to his wife, he said "now all I have is you."
The moral?
I'll leave that up to you.
Posted by: What, You're Expecting My Name Here? | December 24, 2004 03:07 PM