ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
You'll never guess
you'll never be able to say
You'll never ever ever guess
what I've done today.
I didn't ride an elephant,
or dive to ships sunk deep,
I didn't climb a mountain,
I didn't even sleep.
I didn't chase a butterfly,
or sail the seven seas,
I didn't swing from branches high,
or eat broccoli and cheese.
I didn't herd some buffalo,
or run across the world,
I didn't make a daisy chain,
or wave a flag unfurled.
I didn't see the ocean,
I didn't eat a peach,
I didn't drive a racecar,
I didn't see the beach
I didn't seek out golden fleece,
or chew pink bubble gum,
I didn't earn a dollar either--
but perhaps you'd like to loan me one?
I didn't break a pickle jar,
I didn't shear a llama,
I didn't read the old phone book,
or cause very much drama.
In fact, I rather think that I
had a very peaceful day,
and did a lot, in retrospect,
but not in the usual way.
See, maybe I did do all those things,
and that's what's really something,
'Cause all I really did today
was absolutely nothing.
Comments
Whoa, I didn't even know she
Whoa, I didn't even know she said that and I said the same thing on the other copy... :)
I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right. --The Book Thief
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Haha, I noticed that and I was like "Woah."
Shel Silverstein is awesome!
Shel Silverstein is awesome! This poem reminds me a lot of something I would start but wouldn't be creative enough to finish! Good job!
~e~
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This is a really fun poem! Its style reminds me a lot of Shel Silverstein.