black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.

Shel Silverstein

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

Poem Poet Wonderful
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
I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself Self Love
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
If you are a dreamer come sit by my fire, for we have some flax-golden tails to spin, come in, come in.
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Dream Story Yourself
We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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Hands Romantic See
Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
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Savage Yourself
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
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
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
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
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
And she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
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Herself Love Man
Many leaves one tree.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Oneself Tree
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.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Divine Forget Try
Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Mental Myself Sad

And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.

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