A Tribute

diane mccloskey on Jul 29, 2008

Tags: children's books, Dr. Seuss, tribute

To he who understood the imaginings of childhood. We are forever grateful.

All he did was rhyme.
And he made up words, and he made up creatures
And he made up ridiculous scenarios.
And the more ridiculous, the better.
And he illustrated some and the illustrations were as crazy as the plots.
Sometimes there were no plots, no reason, no rhyme.
Still his popularity soared.
Parents cherished him–children adored him…
Over and over and over.
The Cat in the Hat,
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.
Children understood him,
Parents could read him,
He most definitely understood children.
He has resonated through generations,
As popular now as he was then–
Timeless.
May he reign forever in the hearts of babes
And the young at heart as well.
Our dearest friend
We love him so
So many books
We’ve come to know
Dr. Suess,
You’re our best friend
We’ll always love you,
Start to end.

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Christy Tuller on Jul 29, 2008
Great Tribute! As a fan of Dr. Suess, I enjoyed your poem!
Arie Uittenbogaard on Jul 29, 2008
I like the Lorax, how he got lifted away…
tonisan60 on Jul 29, 2008
Nice homage to this writer, I really do not had the pleasure of reading to much of English literature, Italian yes, Spanish yes, and the English one always translated to Spanish or Italian, but I think this Dr Suess has to be a very great character.
My claps for your poem.
Eden Emersen on Jul 29, 2008
I once let an AP student do his research paper analyzing Seuss’s literature (even though he was just joking when he asked permission) because he is quite the genius though his writings appear simplistic. He even did a lot of political stuff. Great tribute!
PR Mace on Jul 29, 2008
Nice tribute. I don’t know why but I never liked Dr.Seuss as a child or adult, but my children and now my granddaughers love it.
Lost in Arizona on Jul 29, 2008
Love the poem about the great Dr. Seuss. Not a night goes by that I’m not reading Yertle the Turtle, or Horton Hears a Who to my oldest girls. Brings back the memories of how my father nurtured my love of reading. Awesome.
The Quail on Jul 30, 2008
awesome poem
Rachel Faye on Aug 4, 2008
I enjoyed this thanks.
Michelle Murphy on Aug 6, 2008
it is a very good post.
Al Huggett on Oct 2, 2008
Gotta love doctor seus

Feel free to look at my poem http://www.authspot.com/Poetry/Stepping-Back.278311
Al
Kristie Claar on Sep 16, 2011
Right on! Dr. Seuss is the bestest! I love Fox in Sox and One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish! My kids love his books too! He was an amazing man!

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