Just now it hit me,
Just now I was struck,
That a day like today,
Well,
It is remarkable luck!
What better type of day,
To honor the man,
Who made reading so fun,
Who made us all fans?
I mean,
It's raining!
Are you kidding me?
It is actually raining,
On Theodor's birthday!
Just like that book,
You know the one,
Where the Cat shows up,
With Thing Two and Thing One.
(Let us note,
Some of his older drawings are icky.
If he drew them today,
Things would get sticky.
The ones showing different people,
In exaggerated ways,
Well,
They would not,
SHOULD not,
Be done these days!)
However,
On a damp day like today,
Because it is raining,
Because it is grey,
We should think many thinks,
About his best works.
And how they've grown many readers.
Those are great perks!
It is ironic,
I say,
It is quite a sight,
That on Ol' Seussy's birthday,
It should rain from morning to night.
His books and ideas,
His undeniable rhymes,
Have made me smile,
Quite a few times.
So happy birthday to you,
Dear Geisel,
Wherever you are.
Thanks to you ,
We all love to read,
On planes and ships,
Or in cars.
3-2-19
(Thanks to Caroline Hines Melgoza for the inadvertent suggestion!)
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