I found this little gem of a book while perusing Señora‘s bookshelves for something to read as I was “reigning” on my throne. This book has been out a while, my issue lists the publishing date as 1981, but it has been so popular that there has been several special editions published since then.
While it is a book of poems with accompanying line drawings aimed at children, I found it very entertaining with more than a few that talked to me as an adult… or perhaps my inner child. One such example would be the following poem:
REFLECTION
Each time I see the Upside-Down Man
Standing in the water,
I look at him and start to laugh.
Although I shouldn’t oughtter,
For maybe in another world
Another time
Another town,
Maybe HE is right side up
And I am upside down.
Perhaps this poem spoke to me Continue reading “A Light in the Attic poems and drawings by Shel Siverstein”