A long long time ago...

A long time ago, when I was a kid, I loved Shel Silverstein poems. I had Where The Sidewalk Ends, and A Light In The Attic. I think this was where I got my love of poetry from, because not only were the poems humorous, but the books also had silly illustrations. They were probably my most-read books. I read them all of the time. Here is one of my favorite Shel Silverstein poems:

"They've Put a Brassiere On a Camel"

They've put a brassiere on a camel,

She wasn't dressed proper, you know.

They've put a brassiere on a camel,

So that her humps wouldn't show.

And they're making other respectable plans,

They're even even insisting the pigs should wear pants,

They'll dress up the ducks if we give them the chance

Since they've put a brassiere on a camel.

They've put a brassiere on a camel,

They claim she's more decent that way.

They've put a brassiere on a camel,

The camel had nothing to say.

They squeezed her into it, i'll never know how,

They say that she looks more respectable now,

Lord knows what they've got in mind for the cow,

Since they've put a brassiere on a camel.