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It’s all the same to the clam.

Shel Silverstein

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
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
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 can be somebody’s and still be my own.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself Self Love
There is a place where the sidewalk ends.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

End Place
Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Savage Yourself
He wasted his wishes on wishing.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Himself Wasted Time
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
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
Many leaves one tree.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Oneself Tree
If you are a dreamer come in.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Dream One Liner
We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Hands Romantic See
I know a way to stay friends forever, there’s really nothing to it, I tell you what to do, and you do it.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Forever Friendship Myself Philosophy
I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself People Place Right Wrong
Comfortable shoes and the freedom to leave are the two most important things in life.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Comfortable Freedom Important Leaving Life
Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Clear Explanation Goodness
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
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
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
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?
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Light Philosophy Stop
I am writing these poems From inside a lion.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Animal Myself Poem Writing
And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself Self Love Worth
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
Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Mental Myself Sad
Everything isn’t everything.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Minimalism One Liner Philosophy
And the tree was happy.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Happiness Tree

It’s all the same to the clam.

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