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I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.

Shel Silverstein

Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’t, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me, Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Children Impossible Inspirational
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
I can be somebody’s and still be my own.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself Self Love
Everything isn’t everything.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Minimalism One Liner Philosophy
But all the magic I have known I’ve had to make it myself.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

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

Hands Romantic See
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
Anything is possible. Anything can be.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Inspirational Possible
Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy.
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Love Man Tree
There is a place where the sidewalk ends.
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End Place
And the tree was happy.
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Happiness Tree
It’s all the same to the clam.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

One Liner
Whatever you are is all okay. I don’t like you anyway.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Savage 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
Don’t know where he’s going but sees where he’s been.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Deep Himself
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
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
If you are a dreamer come in.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

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

Poem Poet Wonderful
The baby bat Screamed out in fright, turn on the dark, I’m afraid of the light.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Afraid Darkness Light
Never explain what you do. It speaks for itself. You only muddle it by talking about it.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Explanation Talk
I keep meeting all the right people at all the wrong places.
SHEL SILVERSTEIN

Myself People Place Right Wrong
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
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

I’ve found my missin’ piece So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’ve found my missin’ piece.

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