Deliverable 1: Kickstart your creative juices by posting a poem that you like or the name of a poet that you like. Please say why you like the poem or poet.

I truly admire the work of Shel Silverstein. I have read many of his poems to my daughter, and we both smile every time we read one. She's grown up now, and I'm looking forward to reading Shel Silverstein's poetry to my granddaughter.

Here's a poem from his collection Where the Sidewalk Ends.