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

Shel Silverstein

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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Herself Hide Life Search Skin
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
Many leaves one tree.
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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.
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Divine Forget Try
Anything is possible. Anything can be.
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Inspirational Possible
If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
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Book Writing Yourself
We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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Hands Romantic See
Are wild strawberries really wild?
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Philosophy Wild
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
It’s all the same to the clam.
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One Liner
And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Tree
If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
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Inspirational Success Thinking
Everything isn’t everything.
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Minimalism One Liner Philosophy
I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
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Myself People Place Right Wrong
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
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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