Sheldon Allan Silverstein

Here you will find the Poem Bituminous? of poet Sheldon Allan Silverstein

Bituminous?

The hard coal's called bituminous,
Or is that anthracite?
Stalactites grow down from caves,
Or do I mean stalagmites?
Those fluffy clounds are nimbus - 
No - wait - they might be cumulus.
And that kid who was raised by wolves -
Was he Remus - or Romulus?
The brothauruses ate no meat.
Does that mean they're carnivorous?
Or were they brontosauruses
And were they herbivorous?
A camel is a pachyderm - 
Or do I mean dromedary?
Is this match inflammable?
I thought it was incendiary.
Octagons - no hexagons - 
No, heptagons have seven sides.
And don't spray fruit with pesticides - 
Or do I mean insecticides?
If I can see right through a thing,
Is it transparent - or translucent?
These are just some of the things
I find confusing...or confuscent.