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I want to end this first
half with the three poems

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I've written for children.

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I work with a composer called
Stephen Paulus in Minnesota,

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and he set these poems
very nicely to music.

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And I just say them to
you then take a break

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and then read some more.

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This first one is
called "Dr. Livingston."

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I got to tell the story, because
I told it already once today,

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but I read and--

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I work in grade schools,
and I go to elementary schools

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and work with the children.

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And I read these poems
one time in November

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in Edina, a suburb
of Minneapolis,

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and I showed the students-- the
children my notebooks and said,

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anybody want to ask
the poet a question?

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One little boy put his hand up.

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I said, yes.

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He said, have you ever
put a stem up your nose?

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[LAUGHTER]

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OK, here are the
children's poems.

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Excuse me, OK.

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These are for very
young children,

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and I would sing them if I
were able to, but I can't.

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So these are for tinies.

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It's called "Dr. Livingstone."

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"I took the dog for
a walk in the park.

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There were snakes on the swings.

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There were goats in the tree.

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As we were walking
and running along,

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a camel came up and spoke to me.

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Dr. Livingstone, I presume.

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Didledy, dudledy, dudledy, do.

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I went to the grocery
store on the corner.

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I bought mustard and roses.

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I bought wine and baloney. As
you were floating and fluttering

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home I heard from the
bag the voice of baloney:

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Dr. Livingston, I presume.

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Didledy, dudledy, dudledy, do.

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I love the rain.

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I love the snow.

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I love my street.

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I love my neighbors.

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My table is red.

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My ceiling is blue.

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My dog's vegetarian.

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How about you?

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I wrote to my mother
who lives in the water.

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I wrote to my brother
who lives in a cloud.

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As you go waddling
and waddling back,

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the mailbox full of
the shouting out loud.

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Dr. Livingston, I presume.

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Didledy, dudledy, dudledy, do.

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I am the sun.

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I am the moon.

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I am a man.

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I am marmalade too.

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My dog goes meow.

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My cats go moo.

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Dr. Livingston, Dr. Livingston,
didledy, dudledy, dudledy, do."

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