Poem: Standing is Stupid

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


by Shel Silverstein

Poem: Magic Carpet

Magic Carpet
You have a magic carpet
That can whiz you through the air,
To Spain or Maine or Africa,
If you will tell it where.
So will you let it take you
Where you’ve never been before,
Or will you buy some drapes to match
And use it on your floor?

by Shel Silverstein

Poem: Put Something In

​(good poem for both Covey Habits 1 and 7)

Put Something In

Draw a crazy picture,

Write a nutty poem,

Sing a mumble-Gumble song,

Whistle through your comb.

Do a loony-Goony dance

‘Cross the kitchen floor,

Put something silly in the world

That ain’t been there before.

by Shel Silverstein

Poem: Hammock

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Hammock

Grandma sent the hammock,

The good Lord sent the breeze.

I’m here to do the swinging – –

Now, who’s gonnamove the trees

by Shel Silverstein

Poem: Traffic Light

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Traffic light

The traffic light simply would not turn green

So the people stopped to wait

How’s the traffic rolled and the wind blew cold

And the hour grew dark and late.

Zoom –varoom, trucks, trailers

Bikes and limousines,

Clatterin’ by – me oh my!

Won’t that light turn green?

But the days turned weeks, and the weeks turned months

And there on the corner they stood,

Twidlin’ their thumbs till the changin’ comes

The way good people should.

And if you walk by that corner now,

You may think it’s rather strange

To see them there as they hopefully gawe

With the very same smile on their very same face

As they patiently stand in the very same place

And wait for the light to change.

by Shel Silverstein

Poem: Lazy Jane

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Lazy Jane 

Lazy

lazy

lazy

lazy

lazy

lazy

Jane,

she

wants

a

drink

of

water

so

she

waits

and waits

and

waits

and

waits

and

waits

for

it

to

rain.

by Shel Silverstein