PoemSarah Stout
Author / PoetShel Silverstein
TagsConsequences, Humor, Laziness, Responsibility

Sarah Stout would not take the garbage out.
And so it was piled up high
And the neighbors wondered why
The trash was so high.

Shel Silverstein
Shel Silverstein
25 Sep 1930 - 10 May 1999
Region: North America
Period: Contemporary
Awards: Grammy Awards

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