A poem by Shel Silverstein...my favourite poet of all

Shel Silverstein

Poet

Sheldon Allan "Shel" Silverstein, was an American poet, singer-songwriter, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of children's books. He styled himself as Uncle Shelby in his children's books. Wikipedia

Born: September 25, 1930, Chicago Died: May 10, 1999, Key West Awards: Grammy Award for Best Country Song, More Education: Theodore Roosevelt High School, More

Songs

Sick	1976	Where the Sidewalk Ends
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too	1976	Where the Sidewalk Ends
Crocodile's Toothache	1976	Where the Sidewalk Ends
A Boy Named Sue	1968	Boy Named Sue and His Other Country Songs
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out
I Got Stoned and I Missed It
A Light in the Attic	1985	A Light in the Attic
Smart	1976	Where the Sidewalk Ends
Whatif	1985	A Light in the Attic
The Unicorn	1962	Inside Folk Songs
For Sale	1976	Where the Sidewalk Ends
Freakin' at the Freakers Ball	1972	Freakin' at the Freakers Ball
Picture Puzzle Piece	1985	A Light in the Attic
Boa Constrictor	1962	Inside Folk Songs

Books

The Giving Tree

1964

A Light in the Attic

1981

Where the Sidewalk Ends

1974

The Missing Piece

1976

Runny Babbit

The Crocodile's ToothacheThe Crocodile's ToothacheThe Crocodile's Toothache

The Crocodile
Went to the dentist
And sat down in the chair,
And the dentist said, "Now tell me, sir,
Why does it hurt and where?"
And the Crocodile said, "I'll tell you the truth,
I have a terrible ache in my tooth,"
And he opened his jaws so wide, so wide,
The the dentist, he climbed right inside,
And the dentist laughed, "Oh isn't this fun?"
As he pulled the teeth out, one by one.
And the Crocodile cried, "You're hurting me so!
Please put down your pliers and let me go."
But the dentist laughed with a Ho Ho Ho,
And he said, "I still have twelve to go-
Oops, that's the wrong one, I confess,
But what's one crocodile's tooth more or less?"
Then suddenly, the jaws went SNAP,
And the dentist was gone, right off the map,
And where he went one could only guess...
To North or South or East or West...
He left no forwarding address.
But what's one dentist, more or less?
-Shel Silverstein