1 Day, 2 Day, Birthday, Seuss-Day!

With apologies to Dr. Seuss, for 2 reasons: a) I forgot The Great Man's Birthday (March 2, last week!) & b) The following epic, scribbled last year, about this time.

Happy 106th Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

One year two year
red year blue year.
Black year blue year
old year new year.

One might have a little star
One might feature a new car
Say! What a lot of years there are.

Yes. Some were red. And some were blue.
Just ask George Bush, and Obama, too!
Some were sad.
And some were glad.
And some years were we

very, very bad?

Why were they sad and glad and bad?
I do not know.
I've asked my Dad.

We learned to read with your silly fish
your zany Whos, and with Horton, too.
We followed the antics
of those who did that:
The Sneetches, The Grinch
and The Cat in The Hat.

So we'd like to wish you
a few days late
the birthday of birthdays,
you just are so great!
'Cause young children still read
to remember your day.
Green Eggs and Ham
just won't go away!

It's hard to believe
you're one hundred and six.
When we read your short books
our lives surely do click!
So, please, take this poem
for what it is worth
we all wanted to remember
the day of your birth!