And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
SHEL SILVERSTEINThere are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, so just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.
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When the light turns green, you go. When the light turns red, you stop. But what do you do when the light turns blue with orange and lavender spots?
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And the tree was happy.
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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’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.
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And he didn’t really know where he was going, but he did know he was going somewhere because you really have to go somewhere, don’t you?
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Anything is possible. Anything can be.
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And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.
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How much good inside a day? Depends on how good you live ’em. How much love inside a friend? Depends on how much you give ’em.
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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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I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
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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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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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This boat that we just built is just fine – and don’t try to tell us it’s not the sides and the back are divine – It’s the bottom I guess we forgot.
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If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
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And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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