Oh Have You Heard (Monday Poem)

by Shel Silverstein


Oh have you heard it's time for vaccinations?
I think someone put salt into your tea.
They're giving us eleven-month vacations.
And Florida has sunk into the sea.

Oh have you heard the President has measles?
The principal has just burned down the school.
Your hair is full of ants and purple weasels---
                       APRIL FOOL!



Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein, 1974, Harper & Row