Where the sidewalk ends

[strawberr_E]

There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pit where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

-Shel Silverstien

[MC Hammered]

I haven't read that passage or the book since I was in grade school.

Thanks for the memories. :)

[LoveKat]

i found one of his books last summer as someones house during a party

we had a sweet drunken storytime :)

*huggles*

[justa~gurl]

I have that book!!


awww it's so cute! ( i still read it every now and again)

[yoko*]

Stawberry_e.. are you aware that ppl are giving you credit as well as responding to poems you did not even write?

I used to love Shel Silverstein's poems as a kid and had a lot of
respect for his poetry just as much as I did for Dr Seuss. He also had a lot of great drawings that were unique in his own style... It's nice to be able to reminisce on the old poetry I used to read in elementary school, however I think it's important that you give credit where credit is due. I figured you would do that at least when ppl start commenting on the poetry as though it were yours.

Colours,
Hug'O'War,
Where the Sidewalk ends,
Dancing Pants,
Wild Strawberries

=the five poems that you put up without giving credit to the poet, the poet shoud deserve, especially because ppl seem to be assuming that you wrote them.

I <3 Shel Silverstein, :145:
give the old man some respect.

[strawberr_E]

^ ooopsy sawry!! didn't even think!


there fixed it!

[skaterchic]

i used to love that book when i was little, i got it from the library and didnt return it for the longest time... i got a really big fine, and i think my mom had to pay for it. oops.