“God says to me with kind of a smile,
"Hey how would you like to be God awhile
And steer the world?"
"Okay," says I, "I'll give it a try.
Where do I set?
How much do I get?
What time is lunch?
When can I quit?"
"Gimme back that wheel," says God,
"I don't think you're quite ready yet."”
-Shel Silverstein
P.S. I just went to Poetry Thursday and realized that the instruction this week was to find a poem you could read out loud. So I went on line and found this one by Robert Service. It's truly a fun read. This is the first stanza. If you don't know the poem, go here. It's well worth a read!!
- There are strange things done in the midnight sun
- By the men who moil for gold;
- The Arctic trails have their secret tales
- That would make your blood run cold;
- The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
- But the queerest they ever did see
- Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
- I cremated Sam McGee.
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8 comments:
I think the Shel Silverstein one sounds fine out loud too. In fact pretty much any poem can be read out loud except maybe for concrete poetry (where the words are laid out in the shape of the object they discuss)
Sam McGee makes me smile!
both of these are great read aloud poems... My oldest son memorized the Cremation of Sam McGee and recites it in total at the slightest opportunity. Wonderful memories
I read it aloud and the effect is great...
An interesting poem..
thank you for the link...
reading the silverstein poem aloud though just made my day. he has such a way of saying it all...such a way. and how i know about control "stuff."
i love the shel silverstein poem...it's so him!
~mindy
LOL I've never read the first poem, but my husband would want me to read that one out loud.
the silverstein poem should be essential reading for those of us who want to rule the world.
great choice!
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