I learned today that March 2 is Dr. Seuss’ birthday, so I decided that to celebrate I would share a poem I wrote in 1996 or 1997, inspired by his work.  I make no claim to it being good, but it made me happy at the time, and I hope it might amuse someone somewhere.

The Shoe

The shoe.
The new shoe.
The new, BLUE shoe.
The new, blue shoe flew.
Who threw the shoe?
Who threw the new, blue shoe that flew?
Was it you?

by Rebecca Birch