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Question: Shell Silverstein cereal poem!?
I'm feeling particularly nostalgic, and I was wondering if any of you know Shell Silverstein's poem about cereal!? the beginning is about different kinds off cereal that promise to be crunchy and such, and the end is something like but what about the people who like soggy cereal!?

I'd like to find it if possible, and know which book it's from!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I remember that one! Here you go:
"Rice Krispies stay crisp, though the now and then lisp
As they whisper their 'thnap crackle pop' in your bowl,
And though you pour a tall can
Of milk on your All-bran
It will never turn to glop (so I'm told)!.
I know Shredded Wheat will stay crumbly and neat
Though you soak it a year in the depths of the ocean,
And from breakfast to lunch
Your Post Toasties will crunch
To show you their love and undying devotion!.
Oaties stay oaty, and Wheat Chex stay floaty,
And nothing can take the puff out of Puffed Rice!.
But I wish they'd invent a cereal for someone
Who likes it
All floppy
And drippy
And droopy
And lumpy
And sloppy
And soggy
And gloopy
And gooey
And mushy
And NICE!"

Man, that guy was the pest!. I used to try to memorize his poems, they were so cool!.Www@QuestionHome@Com