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... and she loved a boy very, very much-- even more than she loved herself.
Shel Silverstein
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Shel Silverstein
Age: 66 †
Born: 1932
Born: September 25
Died: 1999
Died: May 10
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Sheldon Allan Silverstein
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What did the carrot say to the wheat? Lettuce rest, I'm feeling beet.
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ALICE She drank from a bottle called DRINK ME And she grew so tall, She ate from a plate called TASTE ME And down she shrank so small. And so she changed, while other folks Never tried nothin' at all.
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I was always prepared for success but that means that I have to be prepared for failure, too.
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The hens they all cackle, the roosters all beg, But I will not hatch, I will not hatch. For I hear all the talk of pollution and war As the people all shout and the airplane roar, So I'm staying in here where it's safe and it's warm, And I WILL NOT HATCH!
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The Voice There is a voice inside of you That whispers all day long, I feel this is right for me, I know that this is wrong. No teacher, preacher, parent, friend Or wise man can decide What's right for you--just listen to The voice that speaks inside.
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Whatever you are is all okay. I don't like you anyway.
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So I'm all of love that could make it today.
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How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em.
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Although I cannot see your face As you flip these poems awhile, Somewhere from some far-off place I hear you laughing--and I smile.
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If you're a bird, be an early bird. But if you're a worm, sleep late.
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He wasted his wishes on wishing.
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Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.
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You'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long.
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People are always giving you credit for really wanting to say more than you said.
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Tell me I'm clever, Tell me I'm kind, Tell me I'm talented, Tell me I'm cute, Tell me I'm sensitive, Graceful and wise, Tell me I'm perfect - But tell me the truth.
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She had blue skin, And so did he. He kept it hid And so did she. They searched for blue Their whole life through, Then passed right by- And never knew.
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My beard grows down to my toes, I never wears no clothes, I wraps my hair Around my bare, And down the road I goes.
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We can't hold hands― Someone might see. Won't you please Hold toes with me?
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I am writing these poems from inside a lion.
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