Shel Silverstein
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, an exemplary poet born in 1932 Chicago, Illinois is still among us today. He is an extremely opinionated and open-minded man who has effected may children and adults and benefited important parts of modern society.
Silverstein's knack for appealing to all ages in a single book first became appar ....
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.... of them adored by many read:
I'll tell you a story of Cloony the Clown
Who worked in a circus that came through the town?
His shoes were too big and his hat was too small,
He just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
He had a trombone to play loud silly tunes,
He had a green dog and a thousand balloons.
He was floppy and sloppy and skinny and tall,
But he just wasn't, just wasn't funny at all.
And every time he did a trick,
Everyone felt a little sick.
And every time he told a joke,
Fol ....
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