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  <strong>LISTENTOTHEMUSTNTS</strong>

  ListentotheMUSTNTS,child,

  ListentotheDONTS

  ListentotheSHOULDNTS

  TheIMPOSSIBLES,theWONTS

  ListentotheNEVERHAVES

  Thenlistenclosetome-

  Anythinghappen,child,

  ANYTHINGbe.

  <strong>JIMMYJETANDHISTVSET</strong>

  IlltellyouthestoryofJimmyJet-

  AndyouknowwhatItelllyouistrue.

  HelovedtowatchhisTVset

  almostasmuchasyou.

  Hewatchedallday,hewatchedallnight

  Tillhegrewpaleandlean,

  From"TheEarlyShow"to"TheLateLateShow"

  Andalltheshowsbetween.

  Hewatchedtillhiseyeswerefrozenwide,

  Andhisbottomgrewintohischair.

  Andhisturoatuningdial,

  Andantennaegrewoutofhishair.

  AndhisbrainsturoTVtubes,

  AndhisfacetoaTVscreeen.

  Andtwoknobssaying"VERT"and"HORIZ."

  Grewwherehisearshadbeen.

  Andhegrelugthatlookedlikeatail

  SowepluggedinlittleJim.

  AndnowinsteadofhimwatgTV

  Weallsitaroundandwatchhim.

  <strong>ERALYBIRD</strong>

  Oh,ifyoureabird,beanearlybird

  Andcatchthewormforyourbreakfastplate.

  Ifyoureabird,beanearlyearlybird-

  Butifyoureaworm,sleeplate.

  <strong>SKYSEASONING</strong>

  Apieceofsky

  Brokeoffandfell

  Throughthecratheceiling

  Rightintomysoup,

  KERPLOP!

  Ireallymuststate

  ThatIusuallyhate

  Lentilsoup,butIate

  Everydrop!

  Deliciousdelicious

  (Abitlikeplaster),

  Butsodelicious,goodnesssake-

  Icouldhaveeateil-souplake.

  Itsamazingthedifference

  Abitofskymake.

  <strong>Boastrictor</strong>

  Oh,Imbeien

  Byaboastrictor,

  Aboastrictor,

  Aboastrictor,

  Imbeienbyaboastrictor,

  AndIdontlikeit--o.

  Well,whatdoyouknow?

  Itsnibblinmytoe.

  Oh,gee,

  Itsuptomyknee.

  Ohmy,

  Itsuptomythigh.

  Oh,fiddle,

  Itsuptomymiddle.

  Oh,heck,

  Itsuptomyneck.

  Oh,dread,

  Itsupmmmmmmmmmmffffffffff...

  <strong>FottenLanguage</strong>

  OnceIspokethelanguageoftheflowers,

  Onderstoodeachwordthecaterpillarsaid,

  OnceIsmilediatthegossipofthestarlings,

  Andsharedaversationwiththehousefly

  inmybed.

  OnceIheardandansweredallthequestions

  ofthecrickets,

  Andjoihegofeachfallingdying

  flakeofsnow,

  OnceIspokethelanguageoftheflowers....

  Howdiditgo?

  Howdiditgo?

  <strong>OneInchTall</strong>

  BuyShelSilversteiry

  Ifyouwereonlyoneinchtall,youdrideawormtoschool.

  Theteardropantwouldbeyourswimmingpool.

  Acrumbofcakewouldbeafeast

  Andlastyousevendaysatleast,

  Afleawouldbeafrighteni

  Ifyouwereoneinchtall.

  Ifyouwereonlyoneinchtall,youdwalkbehedoor,

  Anditwouldtakeaboutamonthtogetdowntothestore.

  Abitoffluffwouldbeyourbed,

  Youdswinguponaspidersthread,

  Ahimbleonyourhead

  Ifyouwereoneinchtall.

  Youdsurfacrossthekitsinkuponasti.

  Youcouldnthugyourmama,youdjusthavetohugherthumb.

  Youdrunfrompeoplesfeetinfright,

  Tomoveapenwouldtakeallnight,

  (Thispoemtookfourteeowrite--

  CauseImjustoneinchtall).

  <strong>Rain</strong>

  Iopenedmyeyes

  Andlookedupattherain,

  Anditdrippedinmyhead

  Andflowedintomybrain,

  AndallthatIhearasIlieinmybed

  Istheslishity-sloshoftheraininmyhead.

  Istepverysoftly,

  Iwalkveryslow,

  Itdoahandstand--

  Imightoverflow,

  SopardonthewildcrazythingIjustsaid--

  Imjustnotthesamesiheresraininmyhead.

  <strong>WheretheSidewalkEnds</strong>

  Thereisaplacewherethesidewalkends

  Andbeforethestreetbegins,

  Ahegrassgrowssoftandwhite,

  Ahesunburnscrimsht,

  Ahemoon-birdrestsfromhisflight

  Tocoolinthepeppermintwind.

  Letusleavethisplacewherethesmokeblowsblack

  Andthedarkstreetwindsandbends.

  Pastthepitswheretheasphaltflrow

  Weshallwalkwithawalkthatismeasuredandslow,

  Andwatchwherethechalk-whitearrowsgo

  Totheplacewherethesidewalkends.

  Yesithawalkthatismeasuredandslow,

  Andwellgowherethechalk-whitearrowsgo,

  Forthechildren,theymark,andthechildren,theyknow

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