He's the Twistable Turnable Squeezable Pullable
Stretchable Foldable Man.
He can crawl in your pocket or fit your locket
Or screw himself into a twenty-volt socket,
Or stretch himself up to the steeple or taller,
Or squeeze himself into a thimble or smaller,
Yes he can, course he can,
He's the Twistable Turnable Squeezable Pullable
Stretchable Shrinkable Man.
And he lives a passable life
With his Squeezable Lovable Kissable Hugable
Pullable Tugable Wife.
And they have two twistable kids
Who bend up the way that they did.
And they turn and they stretch
Just as much as they can
For this Bendable Foldable
Do-what-you're-toldable
Easily moldable
Buy-what you're-soldable
Washable Mendable
Highly Dependable
Buyable Saleable
Always available
Bounceable Shakeable
Almost unbreakable
Twistable Turnable Man.
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From guest Holly (contact)
Sadly, Shel Silverstein died on May 10,1999. He died in his home in Key West, Florida from a massive heart attack. He was discovered in a bedroom by the maids who had arrived to clean. He died at age 68. I loved him so much, and will always cherish the poems he gave to us -
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To Guest Holly and others
As explained in the help section, recent deaths are cited as unknown on the poem pages due to a system idiosyncracy.
However if readers check the biography details we also provide they will usually (as in this case) find the relevant dates and death details already posted.
Jim
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Awesom!!!
From guest Sarah (contact)
I love this poepm it is so toung twisting poem i memorized it! you should try saying really fast and then records it will be hallirious Try That -
awesome!!
From guest tina (contact)
we did this poem in drama and i was the only one who did it perfecto!!!! yay muo!! -
From guest Amanda (contact)
One of my favorite poems of his. I loved it when my dad would read it to me before bedtime. -
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From guest Adam (contact)
I read this poem as fast as I could for a class poem recital. It ROCKED!! -
Almost a tonguetwister, and as Jim says, cries out to be read aloud. It was my pleasure to do so some years ago. I am sure he making oblique references to politiians
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An excellent piece which tugs and pulls the words into such an irresistable form that cries out to be read aloud.
I wonder if Shel was thinking of a politician?
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From guest elizabeth rodriguez (contact)
this poem is more like a tongue twister! But it is funny. -
Shel=<3
From guest PoetryAliver (contact)
Haha, we're doing this for a Poetry Alive! It's actually really easy to remember if your grade depended on it. xD -
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From guest larisachka (contact)
its a niceable funnyable hillariousable difficltable amazingable tunguetwisterable poem sheldon.i like know the whole thing. KINDA
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ha haha ha ha very funny!!!!!!!
From guest larisa (contact)
hey how do you make poems it sounds so difficult?THAT WAS FUNNY ♥,Larisa -
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From guest alysssa (contact)
omg i autumaticaly fell in love with ur poem it is the best poem in the whole world -
Great Job!
WOW! I loved this! You did an amazing job on this poem, and I can't tell you how quickly I was captured by your clever tale and clever rhyming.. Great job, and please write some more. This is definitely one for the bookmarks! -
Oh my gosh! This was sooo funny. The rhyming is so amazing. He rocks.
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This is more of a tonguetwister than a poem but soooo very well done.
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This is the only poem i know by heart
From guest Caromy (contact)
I read it sooo much in my english book because I loved it so much that I realised one day that I knew it off by heart!!! This is THE BEST POEM EVER WRITTEN -
From guest lauren (contact)
this poem is kinda weird because i really didnt know what it was talking about but even though i still used this poem for my poetry class at school that i had to read out loud -
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From guest kyle (contact)
love the poem read it for contest and won some really nice work -
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Twistable Turnable Man
From guest Sydney Kniffin (contact)
At first I thought this would be a stupid and weird poem, but it turns out that it is a funny,and a bit of a tounge twister but still fun. Hope you make many more. Your Fan Sydney -
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I REMEBER THIS POEM
From guest BEX (contact)
I remember this from when i was in school ages ago this is the best poem i love it and i know it off by heart and never get mixed up.
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Excellent silly write reminds my of that rubber toy gumby or something like that lol
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From guest alexander nunez (contact)
lol i can barrly read the first five lines without messing up -
Yay
From guest Caitlin (contact)
I love this poem! I remember reading it when I was a kid :-) Thank you for posting it -
From guest Jamie (contact)
In the fourth grade we had to memorize a poem for class and I chose this one, to this day I still remember it by heart cause its one of the coolest poems I've ever read! -
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I think that was the greatest tonge twisters of all time! -
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From guest Emily (contact)
i love this poem..... Shel Silverstein is one my personal favorite poets... he has done wonders for the poetic world today and for years to come -
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Could not of said it better. Great write. Enjoyed the read. Light wrighting is always a pleasure to read. The subject caught me off gaurd. But the writer was worth the read. -
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From guest lexi (contact)
hello my name is lexi i adore your peoms i read your poem sick to a third grade class as a school grade and they loved it and i got an a+ thanx lexi -
that is the most awesomest poem
From guest kayla motellaro (contact)
even though i can't say it perfect yet, it is one of my favorite poem because of the rythem and the words that just flow together! -
haha this one is awesome! Flows sooo neatly!
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the best poem i read
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hehehe. Thanks Von that was fast
Probably my all time favorite Shel Silverstein's childrens poem. Just tickles me pink every time I read it.
Desiree
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