”¶Falling Up”·


 1

    Ill tell you tory of Cloony the Clown

    came town.

    oo big and  oo small,

    But  , just  funny at all.

    rombone to play loud silly tunes,

    housand balloons.

    all,

    But  , just  funny at all.

    And every time rick,

    Everyone felt a little sick.

    And every time old a joke,

    Folks sigs were broke.

    And every time  a shoe,

    Everyone looked awfully blue.

    And every time ood on his head,

    Everyone screamed, quot;Go back to bed!quot;

    And every time he made a leap,

    Everybody fell asleep.

    And every time e ie,

    Everyone began to cry.

    And Cloony could not make any money

    Simply because  funny.

    One day ;Ill tell town

    feels to be an unfunny clo;

    And old them all why he looked so sad,

    And old t so bad.

    old of Pain and Rain and Cold,

    old of Darkness in his soul,

    And after ale of woe,

    Did everyone cry? Oh no, no, no,

    til trees

    it;; and quot;;

    th howls and yowls and shrieks,

    they laughed all week,

    til t,

    til ts split.

    ter spread for miles around

    to every city, every town,

    Over mountains, cross the sea,

    From Saint tropez to Mun San Nee.

    And soon ter,

    Lasting till forever after,

    ood in tent,

    it.

    And ;t IS NOt  I MEANt -

    IM FUNNY JUSt BY ACCIDENt.quot;

    And wside.

    Cloony t down and cried.

    ting;

    ts so nice.

    ting;

    Id done it twice.

    ting;

    It sounded nice.

    I wore roller-

    t ice.

    Danny ODare, the dancin bear,

    Ran ay Fair,

    Ran rigo my back stair

    And t here.

    arted jumpin and skippin and kickin,

    he Funky Chicken,

    ,

    o a pretzel like this.

    terbug,

    he Bunny hug.

    z and the Boogaloo,

    oo.

    ata,

    and ter.

    And now hes down upon one knee,

    Bowin oh so charmingly,

    And s easy to see

    Danny ODare s to dance h me.

    how many slams in an old screen door?

    Depends  it.

    how many slices in a bread?

    Depends  it.

    how much good inside a day?

    Depends how good you live em.

    how much love inside a friend?

    Depends how much you give em.

    Buy Seins Poetry

    I am ing these poems

    From inside a lion,

    And its rather dark in here.

    So please excuse ting

    be too clear.

    But ternoon by the lions cage

    Im afraid I got too near.

    And Im ing these lines

    From inside a lion,

    And its rather dark in here.

 2

    Mama said Id lose my head

    If it  fastened on.

    today I guess it

    Cause wh my cousin

    It fell off and rolled away

    And nos gone.

    And I cant look for it

    Cause my eyes are in it,

    And I cant call to it

    Cause my mout

    (Couldnt hear me anyway

    Cause my ears are on it),

    Cant even t it

    Cause my brain is in it.

    So I guess Ill sit down

    On this rock

    And rest for just a minute

    Just like a little girl should...

    e a monstrous whale?

    S she could,

    She said she would,

    So sarted in rig tail.

    And everyone said,quot;Youre mucoo small,quot;

    iny Melinda Mae,

    Sook little bites and she shewed very slow,

    I kne looked familiar!

    ...and eiger se t whale

    Because she said she would!!!

    Maybe  side up

    his is should be ashamed!

    he lamp.

    is tuffed chair,

    And te mucky and damp.

    he window,

    ers been the floor.

    V,

    And s he door.

    ,

    in the hall.

    A lizard named Ed is asleep in his bed,

    And uck to the wall.

    his is should be ashamed!

    Donald or Robert or illie or--

    s mine? Oh, dear,

    Draure,

    rite a nutty poem,

    Sing a mumble-grumble song,

    le through your comb.

    Do a loony-goony dance

    Cross tchen floor,

    Put somethe world

    t aint been there before.

    Eacime I see the Upside-Down Man

    Standing in ter,

    I look at art to laugh,

    Alt ouger.

    For maybe in another world

    Anotime

    Anotown,

    But t didnt bot all,

    And I am upside down.

 3

    I said, quot;Ill take t-bone steak.quot;

    A soft voice mooed, quot;O;

    And I looked up and realized

    tress was a cow.

    I cried, quot;Mistake--forget teak.

    Ill take t;

    I  my luck

    the busboy was a hen.

    I said, quot;Okay no, fooday.

    Ill ;

    tchen door

    the cook--he was a fish.

    I screamed, quot;Is there anyone workin here

    ?

    No? Yourre sure? Okay then friends,

    A salads .quot;

    t me. quot;O; they said,

    quot;t;

    tell me Im clever,

    tell me Im kind,

    tell me Im talented,

    tell me Im cute,

    tell me Im sensitive,

    Graceful and wise,

    tell me Im perfect-

    But tell me truth.

    take you here

    to terious lands you long to see:

    through gypsy camps and swirling Arab fairs

    And moonlit woods where unicorns run free.

    So come and walk awh me and share

    ting trails and wondrous worlds Ive known.

    But take you here-

    t feeps youll o take alone.

    Im the Dragon of Grindly Grun,

    I breat as the sun.

    comes to fight

    I just toast ,

    Like a  crispy cinnamon bun.

    hen I see a fair damsel go by,

    I just sigh a fiery sigh,

    And sater-

    I ter

    itic tear in my eye.

    Im the Dragon of Grindly Grun,

    But my lunc very much fun,

    For I like my damsels medium rare,

    and t well done.

    o the land of happy,

    here everyones happy all day,

    hey sing

    Of t things,

    And everythings jolly and gay?

    theres no one unhappy in happy

    ter and smiles galore.

    I o the Land of happy-

    a bore

 4

    An oak tree and a rosebush grew,

    Young and green together,

    talking talk of grohings-

    ind and er and her.

    And wly bloomed

    tree grew so high

    t no spoke of nehings-

    Eagles, mountain peaks and sky.

    quot;I guess you tty great,quot;

    to cry,

    Screaming as loud as it possibly could

    to treetop in the sky.

    quot;And noalk,

    No youve groall.quot;

    quot;Its not so muc Ive gro; said tree,

    quot;Its just t youve stayed so small.quot;

    tell me who can

    Catcoucan?

    Lou can.

    Just how few can

    Ride toucan?

    two can.

    kind of goo can

    Stick you to toucan?

    Glue can.

    e some

    More about toucan?

    You can!

    Birds are flyin souter.

    h,

    ings a-flappin, beak a-cterin,

    Cold h.

    ;Its not t I like ice

    Or freezin winds and snowy ground.

    Its just sometimes its kind of nice

    to be to;

    All the oulda-Coulda-Shouldas

    Layin in the sun,

    talkin bout things

    they woulda coulda shoulda done...

    But those oulda-Coulda-Shouldas

    All ran away and hid

    From one little Did.

    £ £ £ £ 

    £ £ I made myself a snowball

    £ £ As perfect as could be.

    £ £ I t Id keep it as a pet

    £ £ And let it sleep h me.

    £ £ £ £ 

    £ £ I made it some pajamas

    £ £ And a pillos head.

    £ £ t nig ran away,

    £ £ But first- it  the bed

    £ £ £ £ 

    £ £ Listen to tNtS, child,

    £ £ Listen to tS

    £ £ Listen to tS

    £ £ tS

    £ £ Listen to the NEVER hAVES

    £ £ ten close to me-

    £ £ £ £ 

    £ £ Somebody o go polisars,

    £ £ ttle bit dull.

    £ £ Somebody o go polisars,

    £ £ For tarlings and gulls

    £ £ arnished and worn,

    £ £ t ne afford.

    £ £ So please get your rags

    £ £ And your polishing jars,

    £ £ Somebody o go polisars.

    £ £ Anything can happen, child.

    £ £ ANYthING can be.