However, the speaker is beckoning our wild imaginations by luring us with baits such as the cool “peppermint wind” where the “moon-bird rests”. Sidewalks are something that we associate with the city – when the sidewalk ends, the chaotic city turns away and we encounter raw nature. To reach there we will follow the children and “walk with a walk that is measured and slow”. However, in the place “where the sidewalk ends”, the “grass grows soft and white”, the wind is cool and “pepperminty”. In the regular world, the “smoke blows black” and the “dark street winds and bends”. The speaker tells us about an imaginary la-la land which is a relief from the hubbub of the regular world.
Although Silverstein mostly writes for children, however, just like all of his other poems, this one too carries a lot of meaning for adults. Shel Silverstein’s poem “Where the sidewalk ends” shares its name with the book it was published in, in the year 1974. Yes we’ll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,Īnd we’ll go where the chalk-white arrows go,įor the children, they mark, and the children, they know We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,Īnd watch where the chalk-white arrows go Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black Where the Sidewalk Ends BY SHEL SILVERSTEINĪnd there the grass grows soft and white,Īnd there the moon-bird rests from his flight Here, he invites everyone to come to a place away from the hustle and bustle of the city. However, it is not only the children who dearly love Uncle Shel but adults too. Two times Grammy-winning and once Oscar nominated American poet Shel Silverstein has earned himself a cult status when it comes to children’s poetry. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
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