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He wasted his wishes on wishing.

Shel Silverstein

Once I spoke the language of the flowers, Once I understand each word the caterpillar said, Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings.
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Flower Language Myself Secret Smile Understand
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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Explanation Talk
I am writing these poems From inside a lion.
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Animal Myself Poem Writing
The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
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Afraid Darkness Light
Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.
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Mental Myself Sad
Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
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Love Man Tree
We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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Hands Romantic See
Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’t, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me, Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
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Children Impossible Inspirational
If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
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Inspirational Success Thinking
If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
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Book Writing Yourself
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Love Tree
Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
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Deep Himself
I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
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Myself People Place Right Wrong
I know a way to stay friends forever, there’s really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, and you do it.
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Forever Friendship Myself Philosophy
Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
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Clear Explanation Goodness
I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
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Myself Self Love

He wasted his wishes on wishing.

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