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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Where the sidewalk ends by Shel Silverstein

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 pits 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.


by Shel Silverstein

  1. Where the Sidewalk Ends 30th Anniversary Edition: Poems and Drawings 
  2. Falling Up 
  3. A Light in the Attic Special Edition 
  4. Runny Babbit: A Billy Sook 


i love this kind of sidewalk art. i think im going to learn how to do it

fugacious

\ fyoo-GAY-shuhs \  , adjective;

1.
Lasting but a short time; fleeting.


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23 comments:

  1. i absolutely adore shel silverstein my fav by far

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  2. sidewalk art is amazing I wish I can do that too

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  3. Read this in Grade 8. My life hasn't been the same since.

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  4. Shel wrote some of my favorite childhood storys and.poems. great writer!

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  5. What an absolutely lovely poem. I remember reading Shel when i was a little kid. Always great stuff.

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  6. Awesome stuff from silverstein.

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  7. I remember reading this a million times for school

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  8. I also love those paintings! Looks so nice ^_^

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  9. He was definitely one of my favorites... :o)

    ~shoes~

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  10. Oh wow, I remember that poem from my childhood. very nice. much nostalgia here.

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  11. so, where's the place YOUR sidewalk ends¡?

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  12. Good stuff!

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  13. sometimes i sleep on the sidewalk

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  14. Oh, nostalgia. You just made my day

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  16. glad I was one of those who was able to get their hands on Silverstein :3

    great, entertaining and twisted stuff

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