No+Thank+You

The poem I chose was “No Thank You.” Shel Silverstein is the poet of this poem. Silverstein is famous because of his children’s books. He is also famous for his songwriting. The in-text is {“Shel silverstein biography, “ 2006-2010}. “No Thank You” is about a lady who is sick of cats and won’t take anymore cats or kittens. She is sick of cat hair in her cereal, furniture all scratched up, and midnight meowing mews. That she’d rather have a lion or ape than a cat or kitten. But at the end she realizes that cats and kittens aren’t that bad at all. The in-text is [Silverstein, 1996]

“No Thank You” No I do not want a kitten, No cute, cuddly kitty-poo, No more long hair in my cornflakes, No more midnight meowing mews.

No more scratchin’, snarlin’, spitters No more sofas clawed to shreds, No more smell of kitty litter, No more mousies in my bed.

No I will not take that kitten- I’ve had lice and I’ve had fleas, I’ve been scratched and sprayed and bitten, I’ve developed allergies.

If you have an ape, I’ll take him, If you have a lion, that’s fine, If you brought some walking bacon, Leave him here; I’ll treat him kind.

I have room for mice and gerbils, I have beds for boars and bats, But please, please take away that kitten- Quick- ‘fore it comes a cat. Well… it is kind of cute at that.

References; Shel silverstein biography,[2006-2010]. Retrieved from http:// Famous Poets and Poems.com/ poets/ shel_silverstein/ biography

{Silverstein, S. [1996], Falling Up, New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.