There are no happy endings. Endings are the saddest part, so just give me a happy middle And a very happy start.
SHEL SILVERSTEINI am writing these poems From inside a lion.
More Shel Silverstein Quotes
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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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If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
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Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
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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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But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
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And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?
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And the tree was happy.
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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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We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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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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And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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Are wild strawberries really wild?
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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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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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