![]() Stanza 2 Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black Both of these support the idea that there is a strong yearning to return as an adult to a simpler, happier childhood. Since “white” is not a typical hue for “grass,” Silverstein is letting the reader know that this location is not a real place and also adding another childlike touch to the tale by using the mind in this way. He says that the “grass grows soft and white” in contrast to the city’s scruffy green grass, the colour white stands for serenity and purity. However, by using enticing lines like the cold “peppermint wind” where the “moon-bird rests,” the speaker is tempting readers into bizarre imaginations. ![]() When a sidewalk ends, the busy city pulls away from us and we are surrounded with untamed nature. ![]() Stanza 1 There is a place where the sidewalk endsĪnd there the grass grows soft and white,Īnd there the moon-bird rests from his flight His bold and frank sense of humour, clarity of thought, complex range of imagination, and even outright silliness are the highlights of his writings. ![]() Silverstein, who was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, briefly studied at a university before getting enlisted in the American Army. ![]() American author, poet, cartoonist, composer, and playwright Sheldon Allan Silverstein also created cartoons. ![]()
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