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If you were only one inch tall, you'd ride a worm to school.
The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool.
A crumb of cake would be a feast
And last you seven days at least,
A flea would be a frightening beast
If you were one inch tall.
If you were only one inch tall, you'd walk beneath the door,
And it would take about a month to get down to the store.
A bit of fluff would be your bed,
You'd swing upon a spider's thread,
And wear a thimble on your head
If you were one inch tall.
You'd surf across the kitchen sink upon a stick of gum.
You couldn't hug your mama, you'd just have to hug her thumb.
You'd run from people's feet in fright,
To move a pen would take all night,
(This poem took fourteen years to write--
'Cause I'm just one inch tall).
Shel Silverstein
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Natasha Phillips
(1/22/2010 2:37:00 PM) |
this is a really interesting piece..... really.... think about it>>....what if we were really one inch tall.
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Nawal Hassan
(1/7/2010 11:07:00 AM) |
It's really a cute and funny poem, I started smiling from the first line. Shel is an amazing and moving poet and I've never met (or think I will) someone who disagrees.
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Rinki Nandy
(11/25/2009 8:15:00 PM) |
this is so cute, brought a smile to my face.
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Allisyn Palmer
(11/4/2009 5:15:00 PM) |
Omg this is so cute I have where the side walk ends in my room :) :) I love your books
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Rex Mathew Mathew
(11/3/2009 3:42:00 AM) |
Wonderful, funny and very much impressive. I got some clear funny images. The last two lines were good. A brilliantly rendered and innovative poem that can bring any bad day back to a smile. Loved it.
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Hamna K
(10/20/2009 6:53:00 AM) |
funny....n last made me smile....i was having a bad day today and this did it...
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Agnes Agyepong
(7/30/2009 9:18:00 PM) |
This made me smile from the very beginning: -) .
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Dylan Oppedahl
(7/7/2009 9:55:00 PM) |
strangest man who deciede to write children poems
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