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 SilversteinMy beard grows down to my toes, I never wears no clothes, I wraps my hair Around my bare, And down the road I goes.
Shel SilversteinYou'd better get your laugh while you're making your point, or you won't be doing it very long.
Shel SilversteinEarly bird Oh, if youโre a bird, be an early bird And catch the worm for your breakfast plate. If youโre a bird, be an early birdโ But if youโre a worm, sleep late.
Shel SilversteinIf we meet and I say, "Hi," That's a salutation. If you ask me how I feel, That's a consideration. If we stop and talk awhile, That's a conversation. If we understand each other, That's communication. If we argue, scream and fight, That's an altercation. If later we apologize, That's a reconciliation. If we help each other home, That's cooperation. And all these ations added up Make civilization. (And if I say this is a wonderful poem, Is that exaggeration?)
Shel Silverstein