INVITATION
If you are a dreamer, come in.
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer . . .
If you’re a pretender, come sit by my fire,
For we have some flax golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!
Thanks to Barry Graham and Leah Tallon for their FB post mentioning this poem.
a first time reader says
i love this quote, I first saw it in the book Inkheart.
Ellen Beals says
Thanks for reading. Come in, come in. Cheers, E
Hayden says
I have the book
I had to memorize a poem for my school and we got to pick so I picked this one
Ellen Beals says
Cool! I love so much of his work. THANKS for reading!
leasia hart says
this is a amazing website to be on this is really cool
Shel Pickerton says
You know what Shel Silverstein is the best!!!
But this poem is one of my favorites.
Did you know that this book was once banned because it “encouraged” children to bang plates? Lol 😛
Ellen Beals says
Thanks so much for reading. Write on!
Timothy says
I love this poem. It is short and deep.
Meriel Collins says
Enjoyed “flax golden tales” in Silverstein’s Runny Babbit, Where the Sidewalk Ends, The Giving Tree and so many others.
Ellen Beals says
Thanks for reading! Ellen
Ellen Beals says
Me too. Thanks for reading. Ellen
Anonymous says
hi this is an awsome poem i love shel silverstien
Ruthie says
LOVE IT!!!! FIRST TIME I SAW IT WAS IN THE BOOK INKHEART AND I WAS LIKE, “THATS A GREAT POEM!!!!