Wacky Words of Wisdom

On this day was born
A man they called Seuss.
And the stories he told
Rivaled old Mother Goose!

Though skeptics might ask
What his legacy was:
Fantastical creatures?
Words ending in "uzz"?

The lasting impression
Of the books we hold dear,
Is that each of the morals
Are profound, yet so clear!

His great use of cadence
Of iambs and rhyme,
Made the yarns that he spun
Ring true every time.

While children relate
To Foo Foo the Snoo,
We could all learn a lot
From Thing One or Thing Two!

"A person's a person,
No matter how small"
We heard from a Horton,
not a human at all!

With Yertle we mused
That all turtles roam free,
"As turtles and, maybe,
All creatures should be."

The Grinch's epiphany
Isn't hard to remember,
For that book-turned-cartoon
We watch every December!

"Maybe Christmas," thought Grinch,
"Doesn't come from a store.
Maybe Christmas... perhaps...
Means a little bit more."

And then there's the Lorax
Who speaks for the trees;
And the Once-ler who warned
Of the forest's unease:

"Unless someone like you
Cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to
Get better. It's not."

But not all of Doc's stars
Need names like Jibboo...
In The Places You'll Go
The main character's YOU!

"You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any
Direction you choose."

And with that, Dr. Seuss,
Happy birthday to you, sir!
"There is no one alive
Who is you-er than you (were)!"