The Disappearing Poem

[warooa]

Funnily enough - when I read this I was thinking of the same Boa Constricter poem that Zondrae mentions.

It was written by American poet/songwriter Shel Silverstien, who was also a talented cartoonist and his kids poems were accompanied by his quirky drawings. He wrote a wide range of poems and songs and I don't know if there is a name for this style of writing but it is like writing a poem in "the now". Another notable example by Silverstien is the song lyric "25 minutes to go" which Johnny Cash recorded, it is a chilling count down of a man waiting at the gallows.

I enjoyed your poem, Stephen.

Cheers, Marty

[Stephen Whiteside]

Thanks, Marty.

I love Shel Silverstein.

He wrote a lot of great songs, including

The Ballad of Lucy Jordan (Marianne Faithful)
A Boy Named Sue (Johnny Cash)
On the Cover of the Rolling Stone (Dr Hook)
Sylvia's Mother (Dr Hook)

He also wrote the songs for the Ned Kelly film with Mick Jagger (sung by Waylon Jennings), but perhaps we should forget those!