One Inch Tall

I feel about an inch tall half of the time.....I am only 5 feet tall, might as well be an inch!

If you were only one inch tall, you'd ride a worm to school.
The teardrop of a crying ant would be your swimming pool.
A crumb of cake would be a feast
And last you seven days at least,
A flea would be a frightening beast
If you were one inch tall.

If you were only one inch tall, you'd walk beneath the door,
And it would take about a month to get down to the store.
A bit of fluff would be your bed,
You'd swing upon a spider's thread,
And wear a thimble on your head
If you were one inch tall.

You'd surf across the kitchen sink upon a stick of gum.
You couldn't hug your mama,
you'd just have to hug her thumb.
You'd run from people's feet in fright,
To move a pen would take all night,
(This poem took fourteen years to write--
'Cause I'm just one inch tall).

Shel Silverstein

2 Rants:

  1. From the Doghouse said...

    I'd sleep on the snooze button and jump up and down when the alarm went off.

    March 17, 2008 at 2:19 PM  

  2. Jennifer Carter said...

    Today is the day for poetry!
    I am leaving work momentarily!

    March 17, 2008 at 4:20 PM  

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