Po(m)em(e)

[yamikonumber7]

Ganked from lovediamond and logophilia: When you see this, post your favorite poem in your journal.

It's All the Same to the Clam

You can leave the clam on the ocean floor
It's all the same to the clam
For a hundred thousand years or more
It's all the same to the clam
You can leave him in the mud or muck
Or carry him 'round to bring you luck
Or use him as a hockey puck
It's all the same to the clam

You can call him Ted or Jim or Nell
It's all the same to the clam
You can make an ashtray from his shell
It's all the same to the clam
You can take him riding on the train
Or leave him sitting in the rain
You'll never hear the clam complain
It's all the same to the clam

Oh the world may stop or the world may spin
It's all the same to the clam
And the sky may come a-falling in
It's all the same to the clam
And man may sing his endless songs
Of wronging rights and righting wrongs
The clam just sits and gets along
It's all the same to the clam

- Shel Silverstein