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A Light in the Attic
Shel Silverstein ( Author of A Light in the Attic )

Do a loony-goony dance
‘Cross the kitchen floor,
Put something silly in the world
That ain’t been there before. (A Light in the Attic Quotes And Poetry)

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic Quotes And Poetry

How much good inside a day?
Depends how good you live ‘em.
How much love inside a friend?
Depends how much you give ‘em.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

I keep meeting all the right people
At all the wrong times.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic Quotes And Poetry

If we meet and I say, “Hi,”
That’s a salutation.
If you ask me how I feel,
That’s a consideration.
If we stop and talk awhile,
That’s a conversation.
If we understand each other,
That’s communication.
If we argue, scream and fight,
That’s an altercation.
If later we apologize,
That’s a reconciliation.
If we help each other home,
That’s cooperation.
And all these ations added up
Make civilization.
(And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?)

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band,
We’d travel all over the land.
We’d play and we’d sing and wear spangly things,
If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.
If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band,
And we were up there on the stand,
The people would hear us and love us and cheer us,
Hurray for that rock ‘n’ roll band.
If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band
Then we’d have a million fans.
We’d goggle and laugh and sign autographs,
If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.
If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band,
The people would all kiss our hands.
We’d be millionaires and have extra long hair,
If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.
But we ain’t no rock ‘n’ roll band,
We’re just seven kids in the sand
With homemade guitars and pails and jars
And drums of potato chip cans.
Just seven kids in the sand,
Talkin’ and wavin’ our hands,
And dreamin’ and thinkin’ oh wouldn’t it be grand,
If we were a rock ‘n’ roll band.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

If you have to dry the dishes
And you drop one on the floor
Maybe they won’t let you
Dry the dishes anymore.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

I’ll take the dream I had last night
And put it in my freezer,
So someday long and far away
When I’m an old grey geezer,
I’ll take it out and thaw it out,
This lovely dream I’ve frozen,
And boil it up and sit me down
A dip my old cold toes in.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

It’s all the same to the clam.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic Quotes And Poetry

I’ve discovered a way to stay friends forever –
There’s really nothing to it.
I simply tell you what to do
And you do it!

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
And if I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my toys will break.
So none of the other kids can use ’em….
Amen.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

Somebody has to go polish the stars,
They’re looking a little bit dull.
Somebody has to go polish the stars,
For the eagles and starlings and gulls
Have all been complaining they’re tarnished and worn,
They say they want new ones we cannot afford.
So please get your rags
And your polishing jars,
Somebody has to go polish the stars.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

Standing is stupid, Crawling’s a curse,
Skipping is silly, Walking is worse.
Hopping is hopeless, Jumping’s a chore,
Sitting is senseless, Leaning’s a bore.
Running’s ridiculous, Jogging’s insane-
Guess I’ll go upstairs and Lie down again.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

There are no happy endings, endings are sad-so let’s have a happy beginning and a happy middle.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic Quotes And Poetry

We can’t find the cat,
We don’t know where she’s at,
Oh, where did she go?
Does anyone know?
Let’s ask this walking hat.

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic

When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?

Shel Silverstein
A Light in the Attic
A Light in the Attic Quotes And Poetry

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