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

Shel Silverstein

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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Kind Myself Perfection Talent Truth Wisdom
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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Deep Friendship Goodness Live Love
If the track is tough and the hill is rough, thinking you can just ain’t enough.
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Inspirational Success Thinking
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
The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
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Afraid Darkness Light
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
And all the colors I am inside have not been invented yet.
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Myself Self Love Worth
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Love Tree
Many leaves one tree.
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Oneself Tree
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
I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.
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Missing Myself Pieces
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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Explanation Talk
So I’m all of the love that could make it today.
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Love Myself One Liner
And she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
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Herself Love Man
Are wild strawberries really wild?
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Philosophy Wild
It’s all the same to the clam.
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One Liner

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

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