The Things I Do
I’m very good at climbing
I nearly climbed a tree
But just as I was almost up
I sort of skinned my knee.
I’m wonderful at walking
I almost walked a mile
But when I got around the block
I rested for a while.
I’m excellent at swimming
Though I’m not very old
I almost swam the ocean
But the water was too cold.
But what I’m really best at
Is skipping down the hall.
I’m very good at skipping.
I’m wonderful at skipping.
I’m marvelous at skipping.
That is unless I fall.
by Karla Kuskin
Karla Kuskin, who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Nicholas J. Charles, was born as Karla Seidman on 17 July 1932 in New York City, New York, United States of America. She became a writer, a poet, and an illustrator of children’s literature. Karla Kuskin passed on at 77 years of age on 20 August 2009 in Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
I’m very good at climbing
I nearly climbed a tree
But just as I was almost up
I sort of skinned my knee.
I’m wonderful at walking
I almost walked a mile
But when I got around the block
I rested for a while.
I’m excellent at swimming
Though I’m not very old
I almost swam the ocean
But the water was too cold.
But what I’m really best at
Is skipping down the hall.
I’m very good at skipping.
I’m wonderful at skipping.
I’m marvelous at skipping.
That is unless I fall.
by Karla Kuskin
Karla Kuskin, who sometimes wrote under the pseudonym Nicholas J. Charles, was born as Karla Seidman on 17 July 1932 in New York City, New York, United States of America. She became a writer, a poet, and an illustrator of children’s literature. Karla Kuskin passed on at 77 years of age on 20 August 2009 in Seattle, Washington, United States of America.
