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Shel Silverstein

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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Children Impossible Inspirational
But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Magic Myself One Liner Self Love
Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Comfortable Freedom Important Leaving Life
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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Kind Myself Perfection Talent Truth Wisdom
I am writing these poems From inside a lion.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Animal Myself Poem Writing
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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Herself Hide Life Search Skin
We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Hands Romantic See
And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Happiness 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
I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself People Place Right Wrong
I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Missing Myself Pieces
If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Book Writing Yourself
Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Savage Yourself
If you are a dreamer come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tails to spin, come in, come in.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Dream Story Yourself
Anything is possible. Anything can be.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Inspirational Possible
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?
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Himself Philosophy
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Happiness Love Tree
And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself Self Love Worth
And she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Herself Love Man
I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself Self Love
There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, so just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

End Happiness Philosophy Sad
Everything isn’t everything.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Minimalism One Liner Philosophy
Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

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

Poem Poet Wonderful
Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Deep Himself
So I’m all of the love that could make it today.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Love Myself One Liner
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

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