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Where The Sidewalk Ends. There is a place where the sidewalk ends and before the street begins, and there the grass grows soft and white, and there the sun burns crimson bright, and there the moon-bird rests from his flight to cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black and the dark street winds and bends.
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. There is a place where the sidewalk ends. And before the street begins, And there the grass grows soft and white, And there the sun burns crimson bright, And there the moon-bird rests from his flight. To cool in the peppermint wind. Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black.
‘Where the Sidewalk Ends’ is probably the best-known poem by Shel Silverstein. A popular poem for children, it was first published in 1974. The poem describes a hidden other world which lies between the sidewalk and the street: a world which children know how to find, where things are somewhat different from our world.
- First Stanza
- Second Stanza
- Third Stanza
The description of the “place” that happens “where the sidewalk ends” is offered in a storybook fashion, as if Silverstein is telling the reader of a location that must be achieved on some sort of epic journey. If the poet were going for a more concrete “place,” the wording would likely have been more specific since “[t]here” is a very vague term. ...
The presentation of this stanza is different from the first, and this can be spotted in the lessened number of lines that begin with “And.” The reason why this is relevant is that this stanza is about the “dark” “place where the smoke blows black” rather than the “place” with “the sun” and “peppermint wind.” Essentially, this “place” is not a happy...
This final stanza is a culmination of the entire poem, essentially, since the poet begins by answering his own request of “leav[ing]” the adult set to “walk with a walk that is measured and slow,” saying “Yes.” This could infer that there was a response given by the reader to say that they would join the poet, and Silverstein is therefore acknowled...
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Where the Sidewalk Ends is a 1974 children's poetry collection written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. It was published by Harper and Row Publishers . The book's poems address common childhood concerns and also present fanciful stories and imaginative images.
- Shel Silverstein
- 309 and Aric
- 1974
- 1974
Molly. Why I chose this poem: Shel Silverstein's poems are written for children, but this means more to me as an adult. When the craziness of life gets to me, I can conjure up a peppermint wind that blows away the chaos and takes me back to a world that's bright and carefree. Poem source: https://www.thinglink.com/scene/776491080555167744.
"Where the Sidewalk Ends" is a poem about getting to a place outside of the city. Stanza two narrates details about the negative parts of city life. Let us leave this place where the...
