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SOMEONE LOST A POET: A Tribute to Shel
by Sandy Pomerantz
Someone lost a poet.
It's rather sad, but true.
Someone lost a poet,
And there's nothing they can do.
His name was Mr. Silverstein;
His poems were fun, his wit quite keen;
His works for kids were clean, clean, clean!
Someone lost a poet.
Someone lost a poet
Whose poems were often sung -
"The Unicorn", "A Boy Named Sue",
They pleased both old and young.
His gifts to kids one can't ignore,
Nor is his adult stuff a bore.
We always wanted more, more, more!
Someone lost a poet.
Someone lost a poet;
He had a heart attack.
Someone lost a poet,
And they know he won't be back.
On tape and disk his voice was weird;
He sported both bald head and beard
When we heard our eyes were teared, teared, teared!
Someone lost a poet.
Someone lost a poet
Who was an attic light!
Someone lost a poet;
He's "falling up" tonight!
I'll bet he's just around the bend!
We'll find him where our sidewalks end,
A missing piece who was a friend, friend, friend!
Someone lost a poet!
Copyright - May 13, 1999, by Sandy Pomerantz
"It's got to be the going not the gettin' there that's good." Harry Chapin
in song "Take the Greyhound"
"But then, you could go both ways!" Scarecrow in movie "The Wizard of Oz"
Sandy Pomerantz, Librarian
Central East Middle School
236 E. Wyoming Ave.
Phila., PA 19120
(215) 456-3037
spomeran@phila.k12.pa.us
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