Bear In There by Shel Silverstein

There's a Polar Bear
In our Frigidaire--
He likes it 'cause it's cold in there.
With his seat in the meat
And his face in the fish
And his big hairy paws
In the buttery dish,
He's nibbling the noodles,
He's munching the rice,
He's slurping the soda,
He's licking the ice.
And he lets out a roar
If you open the door.
And it gives me a scare
To know he's in there--
That Polary Bear
In our Fridgitydaire.
~Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein, to me, is most known for children poems and for his rhymes. Silverstein is famous for being a singer-songwriter, musician, composer, cartoonist, screenwriter and author of his childrens' books (such as The Giving Tree and Uncle Shelby's ABZ). My won favorite poem by him is one of a girl who prayed before going to sleep that, if she died while asleep or at any time thereafter, that God break all of her toys so that none of the other children could play with them after she was gone.

One of the best things about this poem is that even though it's short compared to most and is a poem instead of a story the reader can imagine a polar bear sitting in a refrigerator eating the fish. Silverstein has a nice way of choosing a topic, describing that topic and never straying from it throughout the entire poem. This poem, along with many of his poems, would make great short stories if he ever wished to lengthen them.