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Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein

Reflection

Each time I see the Upside-Down Man
Standing in the water,
I look at him and start to laugh,
Although I shouldn’t oughtter.
For maybe in another world
Another time
Another town,
Maybe HE is right side up
And I am upside down.

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Falling Up

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Hug O’War

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Beans Taste Fine

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I thought that I had wavy hair Until I shaved. Instead, I find that I have straight hair And a very wavy head.
The Bagpipe Who Didn’t Say No

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For What She Had Done

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Grizzly Bear

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