Well, kids, it's that time of year again.
April is National Poetry Month, and to keep my aging brain from deteriorating even further, I'm going to attempt my poem-a-day posting. Some of you may remember my email chain from the pre-Nicholas years. This lovely blog will make things so much easier!
Comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome and appreciated, as I don't have 30 awesome poems exactly lined up yet.
Today we will start nice and easy, having been inspired with a trip to the zoo with the boys. By the way, starting April 10, the Philadelphia Zoo will be featuring some amazing Lego sculptures, one of which is a polar bear!
Our poem today is brought to us by the much missed poet Shel Siverstein. While largely known for his children's poetry (A Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends), he also wrote the song "A Boy Named Sue" for Johnny Cash and was a playwright who worked with David Mamet.
Without further ado, here is our poem for April 1, 2010:
Bear in There
There's a polar bear
In our Frigidaire—
He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.
With his seat in the meat
And his face in the fish
And his big hairy paws
In the buttery dish,
He's nibbling the noodles,
He's munching the rice,
He's slurping the soda,
He's licking the ice.
And he lets out a roar
If you open the door.
And it gives me a scare
To know he's in there—
That polary bear
In our Fridgitydaire.
2 comments:
I thought these were going to be original compositions, which would be ultra-impressive, but Shel will do nicely!
I remember that bear in my fridge when Jonalan was much younger!!!
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