Shel Silverstein

Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too

Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too - meaning Summary

Playful Voyage Turns Mysterious

This playful, childlike poem follows three named companions—Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too—who take a whimsical flight in a flying shoe. The mood is buoyant and nonsensical as they assume roles, share food and drink, and rise past the sun into unknown skies. The final stanza shifts to uncanny ambiguity: they never return and their fate is left unexplained, turning lighthearted adventure into quiet mystery.

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Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too, Went for a ride in a flying shoe, 'Hooray!' 'What fun!' 'It's time we flew!' Said Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too. Ickle was captain, Pickle was crew, And Tickle served coffee and mulligan stew As higher And higher And higher they flew, Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too. Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too, Over the sun and beyond the blue. ' Hold on!' 'Stay in!' 'I hope we do!' Cried Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too. Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too Never returned to the world they knew, And nobody knows what's happened to Dear Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me too.

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