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- Startling, irreverent and provocative, the incomparable creator of poems and fables for children turns his eye and pen upon the social calamities and absurdities of the adult world.a modernballetwherelovers are groundto hamburgerwives are turned into chairsTV sets eat peopleflowers grow fromchildren's headsGod is uncovered -- andre-coveredand men are hungby the instrumentof their desireAnd don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!
- Author(s): Shel Silverstein
- 224 Pages
- Humor, Form
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Startling, irreverent and provocative, the incomparable creator of poems and fables for children turns his eye and pen upon the social calamities and absurdities of the adult world in this classic collection. Illustrations.Book Synopsis
Startling, irreverent and provocative, the incomparable creator of poems and fables for children turns his eye and pen upon the social calamities and absurdities of the adult world.
a modern
ballet
where
lovers are ground
to hamburger
wives are turned into chairs
TV sets eat people
flowers grow from
children's heads
God is uncovered -- and
re-covered
and men are hung
by the instrument
of their desire
And don't miss Runny Babbit Returns, the new book from Shel Silverstein!
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a modern
ballet
where
lovers are ground
to hamburger
wives are turned into chairs
TV sets eat people
flowers grow from
children's heads
God is uncovered -- and
re-covered
and men are hung
by the instrument
of their desire
Startling, irreverent and provocative, the incomparable creator of poems and fables for children turns his eye and pen upon the social calamities and absurdities of the adult world.