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I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.

Shel Silverstein

Many leaves one tree.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Oneself Tree
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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Deep Friendship Goodness Live Love
There 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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End Happiness Philosophy Sad
And she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Herself Love Man
Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Savage Yourself
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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Divine Forget Try
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Happiness Love Tree
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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Explanation Talk
And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Happiness Tree
And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Poem Poet Wonderful
Are wild strawberries really wild?
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Philosophy Wild
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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Light Philosophy Stop
There is a place where the sidewalk ends.
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End Place
Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Comfortable Freedom Important Leaving Life
Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Deep Himself
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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Flower Language Myself Secret Smile Understand

I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.

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