Shuffling With Shel

(Shuffling with Shel) Ode to Shel Silverstein The master taps across the stage Wiggling rhymes upon his page Tapping, leaping, letting go Silly poems that steal the show. Heel, shuffle, Heel, step Like A Runny Babbit Falling up Flap, heel, turn A Light is in the Attic. Spying, listening to his moves Tapping out his beat The rhymes that skip across my ears Are silly, yet so sweet. Dig, brush Flap, heel Rhyming rapt release Shuffle, heel Dig, toe, hop Never a Missing Piece Learning all the tap dance steps Shuffle, ball change, hop. Typing, tapping, out the words Into my own laptop. Jump, click Maxie Ford A Giraffe and a Half Stomp, scuff Hop, riff heel Always gets a laugh. The master danced before us His steps a melody that shared those silly skillful sounds just like the Giving Tree. One day I hope to dance with words And share with all my friends These special sublime tap dance steps To Where The Sidewalk Ends. Jan. 30, 2017