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Hook, Line, and Sinker
by Kristina WoodhillDr. Seuss
you silly goose
your simple rhyming
lets things loose
you changed my
Dick and boring Jane books
into zippy, zany
word hooks
i met fishes
never mentioned
in tight books
of tight conventions
never
ever
ever
truly'd
seen
a fish nose
loooooooooong
and curly
heard
a fish
a cock-a-doo-crow
swam
in schools
of fish eskimo
you made
this kid
a real book fool
doc
you fished
from
a real cool pool
doc
other hooks
may seem much grander
catch a wish
exhale and stand there
spouting fountained
water sparkles of
champaigning
bubbled mountains
others' thoughts
may think more thinkler
others' eyes
may twink more twinkler
but I'm pleased
you caught me
doc
and reeled me in
hook, line, and sinker
01/16/2008 Author's Note: For the Poet contest, and for Dr. Seuss, whose simple, zany world inspired many, many children to love to read, the beginning of all of us here at pathetic.
Posted on 01/16/2008
Copyright © 2025 Kristina Woodhill
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by A. Paige White on 01/16/08 at 07:46 PM I love Dr. Seuss! The last one I bought (supposedly for my grown son but I knew who it was really for, lol) "Oh the places you'll go"...This is a wonderful poem lauding the great exploit of helping children want to read. |
| Posted by Charlie Morgan on 01/16/08 at 11:43 PM ...i, too, loved the word-play annnnd ol doc seuss gotta be grinning as you've paid him such a tribute, good write kristina, peace, chaz |
| Posted by Nikki Rice on 01/18/08 at 05:32 PM Cheers to Dr. Seuss! This is a wonderful, playful nod to a fantastic author. He hooked me from the beginning, too. |
| Posted by Max Bouillet on 01/21/08 at 12:58 AM Wonderful tribute! Thanks so much for this tremendous read. |
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