Where the Sidewalk Ends - A poem by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein - Where the Sidewalk Ends

There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

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Added: Apr 3 2007 | Viewed: 57388 times |

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Poet: Shel Silverstein Poem: Where the Sidewalk Ends Poem of the Day: Nov 17 2008 Comment 18 of 18, added on April 17th, 2013 at 2:40 PM. Americans Deez silly Muricans... Makin a swidewalk with not enough concrete Wamchag Lin from China Comment 17 of 18, added on November 27th, 2011 at 7:43 PM. True meaning To me this poem so clearly represents the passage of life to death. The wonderful place that Shel describes "where the sidewalk ends" is basically heaven. The sidewalk that he describes in such a dark dreary way is the troubles of life and the poem talks about the steady pace in which one "walks" to their death. It also says the children know this so well and this references the fact that children often come across the point in their lives where they must learn to cope with their own mortality and for many people they turn to religion or other beliefs that support a heavenly afterlife. I cant believe no one saw this before in it !!! The Gobble Comment 16 of 18, added on October 26th, 2011 at 1:06 PM. :) if you are commenting on this poem please put stuff that atually matters. all the comments which have nothing to do with this poem are very misleading. This poem is a peice of work and should b treated with respect, because the poet put his time effort into it and people that put comments that mean nothing are dis respectful yo shel silverstein. pumkinpie from Canada More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Where the Sidewalk Ends, has received 18 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Shel Silverstein Poem: Where the Sidewalk Ends Last read: 2013-05-19 08:09:58 Poem of the Day: Nov 17 2008 Viewed 57388 times. Added Apr 3 2007.

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