Rebecca (of Rebecca Writes) is hosting a month of children’s poetry. Hannah and Benjamin, having committed several poems to memory, will be guest bloggers this week. They are going to blog their favorite poems for you! Today is Hannah’s turn.
My favorite poem is Boa Constrictor by Shel Silverstein.
Oh, I’m being eaten
By a boa constrictor,
A boa constrictor,
A boa constictor,
I’m being eaten by a boa constrictor,
And I don’t like it–one bit.
Well, what do you know?
It’s nibblin’ my toe.
Oh, gee,
It’s up to my knee.
Oh my,
It’s up to my thigh.
Oh, fiddle,
It’s up to my middle.
Oh, heck,
It’s up to my neck.
Oh, dread,
It’s upmmmmmmmmmmffffffffff. . .
from Where the Sidewalk Ends
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Leslie Wiggins 
2 responses to “Poetry for children”
Oh please tell me you read this in an accented voice! ;)I love this one too!
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Hey! You need to do the meme. Or did you do it already? I will be reading more of your’s today as my little ones go down for a nap. I LOVE Shel Silverstein. This is my ablsolute favorite of his, too! Can’t wait for the little ones to have enough of an attention span to read this to them!
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