By Shel Silverstein.
Shel Silverstein was an American poet, author, cartoonist and more, his works have been translated in at least thirty languages and sold over twenty million copies.
Poetry Express, page 15.
Nobody is about a person realizing that someone cares about them, they start off with talking about how nobody loves them and all the things that no one does for them, until one day they realize that they are no longer alone. Since nobody is made to be as if they were a real person, they comment that nobody is gone.
I myself enjoy poem's rhyming structure and how well it portray's loneliness, which is not something that everyone experiences, and the shock that comes about when one becomes cared for, with one line ending up particularly easy to relate to.
"Nobody loves me,
Nobody cares,
Nobody picks me peaches and pears,
Nobody offers me candy and Cokes,
Nobody listens and laughs at my jokes.
Nobody helps when I get in a fight,"
Once again I encourage you to find out how to add images to your posting Eric. This task specifically asked for a photo of Shel, there are many to choose from not the internet. I'm glad that you understand that his work creating poetry for children, does still have depth of meaning. One thing I did not understand;
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