The title of the poem "Where the Sidewalk Ends" gives us an idea about where the poem will be set/what it will be about. There is something there, where the sidewalk ends, but we don't know what it is yet.
The author is thoughtful, and likes the place that he is talking about. He says that the children "know the place where the sidewalk ends" so he probably likes children and knows that they can see things adults can't. The way he talks to the audience is informative, like he has a secret and he wants to share it because it might benefit someone.
The poem makes me feel curious, like I want to know more about the place that he's talking about because it sounds nice. It sounds relaxing, so I guess my mood would be happy.
The shift comes when he talks about the place, then goes on to talk about the dank city. The mood gets darker, it goes from being happy and peaceful to being unfriendly and sad.
The theme of the poem could be youth, because it talks about how the kids know where the place is and the adults follow the arrows that the children have drawn. He says they'll walk slowly, meaning the adults, maybe because the children are already there and they want to catch up without running, because they're not young anymore.
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