Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
(September 25, 1930 – May 10, 1999 / Chicago/ Illinois)
Poems by Shel Silverstein : 167 / 224
Strange Restaurant - Poem by Shel Silverstein
I said, 'I'll take the T-bone steak.'
A soft voice mooed, 'Oh wow.'
And I looked up and realized
The waitress was a cow.
I cried, 'Mistake--forget the the steak.
I'll take the chicken then.'
I heard a cluck--'twas just my luck
The busboy was a hen.
I said, 'Okay no, fowl today.
I'll have the seafood dish.'
Then I saw through the kitchen door
The cook--he was a fish.
I screamed, 'Is there anyone workin' here
Who's an onion or a beet?
No? Your're sure? Okay then friends,
A salad's what I'll eat.'
They looked at me. 'Oh,no,' they said,
'The owner is a cabbage head.'
Poems by Shel Silverstein : 167 / 224
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Poem Submitted: Wednesday, April 7, 2010
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This poem is hilarious! (Report)Reply
Me and my friend are using this for a project, and it saved us! (Report)Reply
Beginning reminded me of the ads for Chick Filet. Would make a great cartoon (Report)Reply
would make a great cartoon beginning reminded me of chic filet (Report)Reply
Weird👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 (Report)Reply
actually this poem is funny thus restaurant also happy place therefore, a nice poem thanks (Report)Reply
so hilarious! ! ! ! ! ❤️️❤️️❤️️❤️️😅😅😅😅😆😆😆😆😲 (Report)Reply
everyone was a dish not human (Report)Reply
I couldn't go to a strange restaurant because you never know what they use in there food (Report)Reply
I don't understand what a restaurant have to do with children. (Report)Reply
Seems like they went into a restaurant with nothing but animals and veggies are the cooks and the owner is a cabbage. (Report)Reply
interesting weird funny strange (Report)Reply
help me please, im confused on what to do (Report)Reply
istill dont understand what this has to do with children (Report)Reply
What are you talking about? ? ?