From the Notes of Dr. Seuss, Gerontologist
Now that kids who grew up with the early Dr. Seuss books are into their senior years, a new Dr. Seuss is required -- so here's a compendium of rhymes from the picture books (Oh The Places You'll Go, Horton Hears a Who, The Birthday Book, and more …!
"The Places You'll Go" are not the places you went,
when your future was ahead and your youth mis-spent,
but with a head full of brains and shoes full of feet
you're still too wise to walk on Foolish-folk Street
You'll walk as far as your walker will go,
downhill's best, as I'm sure you know,
and think of all the places you'll stay,
while keeping out of other folks' way,
and the thinks you won't think
with the thoughts you've not got,
but this you recall: Sam I am not
Before you know it, you have a hunch,
it's time for another Birthday Lunch,
Well you had to be born or you wouldn't be here,
and as Doctor Seuss added, it's certainly clear
"there's no one alive who is you-er than you"
Chance was, he said, you've been in a slump,
and might even be in another one today,
"Un-slumping yourself is not easily done",
yet was done by the Grinch through his heart, they say.
But Horton's forgotten hearing a Who,
At 90 he barely hears "how do you do?"
When his carer asks him "and how are you?"
he asks her in turn, "you're Cindy Lou Who?"
"Believe me," says Horton, "I tell you sincerely,
my ears aren't so good, they don't hear clearly,
but this I will tell you, if I may be so bold,
"a person's a person no matter how old",
so don't yield your space, don't give an inch,
just try to be the Lorax, and not the Grinch.
