You could say amongst authors
That Dr Seuss was a “Star Bellied Sneetch”
For all other authors just couldn’t compete
He was a man of impeccably fine taste Sipping champagne
and eating bread Butter side down with green eggs and ham
as he read the globe and mail while dancing on a sham
Seuss was a travelling man, he saw many a Who
And crossed paths with a Zax or two
They stood in their spots for hours on end
till Seuss climbed over the slew
He had a neighbour named Missus McCave
And she had 23 sons all named Dave
Yertle The Turtle often went over to play
Dr Seuss was a man of fashion, he had taste
Till those empty floating pants
Gave him the chase
Dr Seuss was a GREAT man
He wrote a book about me
Going On Beyond Zebra
I’ll never forget the sleepover
He wrote the Sleep book that night
Then we had a pillow fight
Sadly to say, I had troubles finding my way
To Solla Sollew, where his funeral was
The book was written in 1965 and needed updated directions
Author notes
I used book titles and references;
My book about me! released 1969
The Sneetches And Other Stories [1961]
- sneetches, the zax, Too Many Daves, What Was I Scared of? (the floating pants)
On Beyond Zebra [1955]
Yertle The Turtle and Other Stories [1958]
- Yertle the Turtle
Dr Seuss's Sleep Book [1962]
I had Trouble Getting to Solla Sollew [1965]
and the butter reference, The Butter battle
Written June 10th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- write me a rhyming poem which doesn't make me want to gouge my eyes out. by g r e y i s m.
400 points, ended March 16, 2006, 22 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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great flow, releases energy
Very clever piece of work, the tight flow, energetic, powerful words, and clever rhyme combined make the imagery in this piece really edgy, I like it a lot well done -
wow you really emulated seuss's style right good y'know?
loved how you used a lot of his book titles in your narrative too. especially the ending! -
ah thanks - I have many writes that are similar in the research. for instance, there's my write "sky dancers" which is different but authentic
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Hi, neat how you put this together, sad when a great writer di es, at least he had some glory when he was alive, so many only get the recognition after they are dead, good write, I enjoyed it very much, all the best Di
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COMPLETE GREATNESS!
This was an awesome write, didn't you know that Dr. Seuss was a God in writing Green Eggs and Ham? Or what I call it Green Eggs and Spam. I really enjoyed your poignant write and I hope you have tons more where this comes from.
I love the rhyming patterns and the glittering stars gives a great effect to it also.
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how could I not write about Seuss the way I did? His death was a tragic loss to the literary world and his books transcend much passed age. They still make me smile and there are lessons to be learned.
To understand what you are writing about, you'd best know it nearly inside and out. So I dug up my books and said "let's use the titles of the books I can find without digging through all the boxes and making a mess". And that I did. So I used the titles and highlighted the path.
thank you for your comment I will return the favour as soon as possible. -
This was such a very creative write and must have taken a lot of patience to weave the titles to bring us this poem. The poem itself has a sort of fond reference /feeling towards Dr. Seuss and brings him to light through your words.
I rather like the spin you put on this and it certainly made me smile.
Thanks so much for the entry and best of luck in the contest.
Kim -
What a clever take on the concept of this contest. So glad to see your entry here. You really made me grin with the seuss references.
Best of luck.
Mary -
I sent you 5 points for being helpful
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Oh the butter reference would be The Butter Battle.
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