Poems in my Pocket

Posted by Sherry on 4/30/2004 in Poets and poetry |
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I already posted my all time favorite poem here. The other two poems I’m carrying in my pocket today are just for fun–one to make you laugh and one to explain where the name for this day came from, I think.

Pepper by Shel Silverstein

Always sprinkle pepper in your hair,
Always sprinkle pepper in your hair.
For then if you are kidnapped by a Wild Barbazzoop,
Who sells you to a Ragged Hag
Who wants you for her soup,
She’ll pick you up and sniff you,
And then she’ll sneeze “Achooo,”
And say, “My tot, you’re much too hot,
I fear you’ll never do.”
And with a shout she’ll throw you out,
And you’ll run away from there,
And soon you will be safe at home a-sittin’ in your chair,
If you always, always, always,
Always, always, always, always,
Always, always sprinkle pepper in your hair.

Keep A Poem In Your Pocket
By Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

Keep a poem in your pocket
And a picture in your head
And you’ll never feel lonely
At night when you’re in bed.

The little poem will sing to you
The little picture bring to you
A dozen dreams to dance to you
At night when you’re in bed.

So – -
Keep a picture in your pocket
And a poem in your head
And you’ll never feel lonely
At night when you’re in bed

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