Poem I liked very much

HOW MANY, HOW MUCH

By: Shel Silverstein

How many slams in an old screen door?

        Depends on how loud you shut it.

How many slices in a bread?

        Depends on how thin you cut it.

How much good inside a day?

        Depends on how good you live 'em.

How much love inside a friend?

        Depends on how much you give 'em.

I really liked this poem because it is short and catchy. It starts off with how many slams in an old screen door and you think "Well okay then what happens next?" Then it gets deeper and deeper and deeper until it is about a serious thing, friendship. For me, I thought it was a nice poem. Usually, you might think of Shel Silverstein's poems as silly and creative. This is one of his poems where it starts off silly and ends serious. Even though I prefer his sillier ones, I realize that his serious poems are very deep and even sometimes intellectual. Personally, I really like Shel Silverstein's poetry because of his thoughtfulness and his change of topic throughout his poems. Some are about rain while others are about people going to a dance with no pants on. 



Some other poems like this are: Cloony the Clown, The Little Boy and the Old Man, Nobody, and The Oak and the Rose all by Shel Silverstein. These are also very good and serious poems by Shel Silverstein.