poetry lamenting war #13
Apr. 1st, 2003 07:33 amHUG O' WAR
I will not play at tug o' war.
I'd rather play at hug o' war.
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.
--Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends. New York: Harper & Row, 1974.
LINKS:
Brief biography from the Academy of American Poets.
The Shel Silverstein Archive has articles and reviews about Silverstein and his work.
Here's a site dedicated to Shel Silverstein's Adult Works.
I will not play at tug o' war.
I'd rather play at hug o' war.
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins.
--Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends. New York: Harper & Row, 1974.
LINKS:
Brief biography from the Academy of American Poets.
The Shel Silverstein Archive has articles and reviews about Silverstein and his work.
Here's a site dedicated to Shel Silverstein's Adult Works.