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

Shel Silverstein

Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
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Explanation Talk
And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Tree
Many leaves one tree.
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Oneself Tree
The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
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Afraid Darkness Light
Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
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Savage Yourself
Anything is possible. Anything can be.
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Inspirational Possible
Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
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Deep Himself
There is a place where the sidewalk ends.
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End Place
Sometimes I get so depressed about what I haven’t done.
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Mental Myself Sad
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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Himself Philosophy
Make it so good and so clear that it doesn’t need any further explanation.
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Clear Explanation Goodness
I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
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Myself Self Love
He wasted his wishes on wishing.
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Himself Wasted Time
If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.
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Book Writing Yourself
I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
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Myself People Place Right Wrong
And the boy loved the tree, very much. And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Love Tree
I am writing these poems From inside a lion.
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Animal Myself Poem Writing
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 she loved a boy very, very much- even more than she loved herself.
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Herself Love Man
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
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
If you are a dreamer come in.
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Dream One Liner
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
So I’m all of the love that could make it today.
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Love Myself One Liner
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
We can’t hold hands – someone might see. Won’t you please, Hold toes with me?
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Hands Romantic See
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

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

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