Dr. Suess
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells”,
Stated Theodore Geisel one time,
Yet further than just nonsense he wrote,
Who became famous from his unique type of rhyme.
His story begins,
March 2, 1904,
Son of a brewer,
Who ran a zoo for cuisine and much more.
Theodore graduated from Dartmouth College,
While drawing cartoons,
One of the places,
Where he thought up many of his loons.
Geisel began to write stories,
For children to read,
Though he had none of his own,
He never did breed.
His writings were quirky,
Each book had an outlandish nation,
Some words were even made up,
By people in his population!
But his issues dug deeper,
Though most could not plainly see,
Since his pages of pictures,
Were as strange as can be!
Discrimination and Religion,
And Richard M. Nixon,
Were all included,
In stories he was fixin.
Saving his real name,
For his more serious work,
He chose something more suitable,
Dr. Suess then served as his fork.
This Pulitzer Prize winning chap,
Wrote and illustrated 47 stories,
He was married twice,
And had a lifetime of glories.
Age 87 did he live,
Writing mainly for folks of young age,
Or so most firstly thought,
Because of characters like Sneetches and Mrs. McCave.
But his books can be loved,
Even by adults,
Because even a child’s story,
Can talk about other faults.
Copyright © Haley Kalb | Year Posted 2006
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