When short, can be sweet.

He was born in Chicago, on a September day, 1930. Living in an extended family, he was raised in a noisy environment. The road downstairs was source of chaos, and other families living in the apartment building were equally boisterous. He was also nominated for an Oscar, for the song “I’m Checkin’ Out,” (performed by Meryl Streep, in the movie Postcards From the Edge). He also wrote songs. He is known for his quirky and irreverent poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT0wKeJQvGk SHEL SILVERSTEIN got his start in the 1950s, to be the resident poet/cartoonist for Playboy magazine. While concentrating on writing music, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlro6J7IlPo he also continued on writing poetries. One of his major works, “Where the Sidewalk Ends”, was published in 1974. SHEL SILVERSTEIN died in 1999. He studied music and established himself as a musician and composer, also wrote children’s literature (such as A Giraffe and a Half and The Giving Tree, the latter of which would go on to become his most popular book). Runny Babbit (a posthumous poetry collection of spoonerisms), was conceived and completed before his death.

SOMETHING MISSING – I remember I put on my socks, I remember I put on my shoes. I remember I put on my tie that was printed in beautiful purples and blues. I remember I put on my coat, to look perfectly grand at the dance, yet I feel there is something I may have forgot. What is it? What is it?

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