Shel & Poetry Teatime: Perfect!

HOW MANY, HOW MUCH

How many slams in an old screen door?

     Depends how loud you shut it.

How many slices in a bread?

     Depends how thin you cut 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.

MOON-CATCHIN' NET

I've made me a moon-catchin' net,
And I'm goin' huntin' tonight,
I'll run along swingin' it over my head,
And grab for that big ball of light.

So tomorrow just look at the sky,
And if there's no moon you can bet
I've found what I sought and I finally caught
The moon in my moon-catchin' net.

But if the moon's still shinin' there,
Look close underneath and you'll get
A clear look at me in the sky swingin' free
With a star in my moon-catchin' net.


And for the learnin' bit...

ATIONS

If we meet and I say, "Hi,"

That's a salutation.

If you ask me how I feel,

That's consideration.

If we stop and talk awhile,

That's a conversation.

If we understand each other,

That's communication.

If we argue, scream, and fight,

That's an altercation.

If later we apologize,

That's reconciliation.

If we help each other home,

That's cooperation.

And all these ations added up 

Make civilization.

(And if I say this is a wonderful poem,

Is that exaggeration?)

This one's going up on the kitchen chalkboard...

PUT SOMETHING IN

Draw a crazy picture,
Write a nutty poem,
Sing a mumble-grumble song,
Whistle through your comb.
Do a loony-goony dance
'Cross the kitchen floor,
Put something silly in the world
That ain't been there before.


Aaaaand, this:

HERE COMES

Here comes summer,

Here comes summer,

Chirping robin, budding rose.

Here comes summer,

Here comes summer,

Gentle showers, summer clothes,

Here comes summer,

Here comes summer --

Whoosh--shiver--there is goes.