Born: September 25, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois
Died: May 10, 1999
Poet (children's literature), cartoonist, composer ("A Boy Named Sue" & "On the Cover of the Rollin' Stone") & several movies ("Postcards from the Edge"), lyricist, folk singer, screenwriter
"A genuine anteater,"
The pet man told me dad.
Turned out it was an aunt eater,
And now my uncle's mad!
I made myself a snowball
As perfect as could be.
I thought I'd keep it as a pet
And let it sleep with me.
I made it some pajamas
And a pillow for its head.
Then last night it ran away,
But first - it wet the bed.
I'm going to Camp Wonderful
Beside Lake Paradise
Across the Blissful Mountain
In the Valley of the Nice.
They say it's sunny, cool, and green,
They say the angels made it.
The motto is "Be Fair and Care."
I know I'm gonna hate it.
"Age does not make us childish, as some say; it finds us true children."
JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
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