Noise Day

​Let’s have one day for girls and boyses
When you can make the grandest noises.
Screech, scream, holler, and yell  
Buzz a buzzer, clang a bell,
Sneeze—hiccup—whistle—shout,
Laugh until your lungs wear out,
Toot a whistle, kick a can,
Bang a spoon against a pan,
Sing, yodel, bellow, hum,
Blow a horn, beat a drum,
Rattle a window, slam a door,
Scrape a rake across the floor,
Use a drill, drive a nail,
Turn the hose on the garbage pail,
Shout Yahoo-Hurrah-Hurray,
Turn up the music all the way,
Try and bounce your bowling ball,
Ride a skateboard up the wall,
Chomp your food with a smack and a slurp,
Chew-Chomp—hiccup—burp.
One day a year do all of these,
​The rest of the days –be quiet please. 
 
​by Shel Silverstein