Noise Day by Shel Silverstein

In honor of Memorial Day weekend and summer, I have decided to share this poem. Memorial Day is to honor those lost. I thank all Military people for their services and I remember those whom I love who have passed away. Yet, Memorial Day, all over the nation represents something else; the beginning of summer. The pools are now open and the majority of kids are out of school. SO, I find this poem very appropriate. :) enjoy. ~T

Let's have one day for girls and boyses
When you can make the grandest noises.
Screech, scream, holler, and yell--
Buzz a buzzer, clang a bell,
Sneeze--hiccup--whistle--shout,
Laugh until you lungs wear out,
Toot a whistle, kick a can,
Bang a spoon against a pan,
Sing, yodel, bellow, hum,
Blow a horn, beat a drum,
Rattle a window, slam a door,
Scrape a rake across the floor,
Use a drill, drive a nail,
Turn the hose on the garbage pail,
Shout Yahoo--Hurrah--Hooray,
Turn up the music all the way,
Try and bounce your bowling ball,
Ride a skateboard up the wall,
Chomp you food with a smack and a slurp,
Chew--chomp--hiccup--burp.
One day a year do all these,
The rest of the days--be quiet please.


R.I.P. baby nephew Mason('99-'00), Uncle Bill ('56-'07)and Great Uncle Charlie('30-'11). I love you.

I'd like to make a special thanks to Shel Silverstein also, for teaching me it's ok to mis-spell words and create words of your own as long as you do it on purpose, with purpose. :)
R.I.P. Shel Silverstein ('30-'99)