"I cannot go to school today"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry.
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox.
And there's one more - that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue,
It might be the instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke.
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in.
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My toes are cold, my toes are numb,
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
Have a good one.
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.
"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry.
I'm going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox.
And there's one more - that's seventeen,
And don't you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue,
It might be the instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I'm sure that my left leg is broke.
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in.
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.
My toes are cold, my toes are numb,
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight,My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There's a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is ...
What? What's that? What's that you say?
You say today is .............. Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"
Have a good one.
16 comments:
That pretty much sums up a week for me...
The stress of maybe meeting Otin getting to ya?
Rest up.
I LOVE Shel Silverstein! I used to read it all the time to my kids. Awesome. And go enjoy your day. Meeting Otin is stressful enough ;)
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" is one of my favorite books of his.
I had it when I was younger, and now my oldest son and daughter tend to take it out on occasion and read some of the poems to my youngest..
Me? I just sit back, enjoy the scene, and laugh at the funny stories.
Sounds like fun...but I wish you weren't in so much pain
ha. i love shel's stuff...i may or may not have used a few of those before..sorry to hear you are in pain.
I really love Shel's poetry. I hope an afternoon and evening lying around will help you feel better!
I've always loved this one.
I love Shel Silverstein - so fun and slightly twisted at the same time.
And then come Saturday you can go out and play.
I hope you feel better, my love!
Great poem, made me smile :)
OH, I feel your pain!!! I just went through it!
Halfway through reading that, I had the realization of "deja vu all over again!" Thank you for reminding me of this and Shel Silverstein!
Oh I love Shel's poetry...
So sorry you're in pain - hopefully relaxing will help you feel better!
LOL - I can use a different paragraph for each day I want to take off lol!!
a classic.
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