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Sadje on March 28, 2025 at 5:02 am said:

Haha! Hilarious and sweet

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 5:27 am said:
  
  <3 he's such a fun writer
  
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  - Sadje on March 28, 2025 at 9:56 am said:
    
    Absolutely 👍🏼
    
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Britta Benson on March 28, 2025 at 5:11 am said:

Awwwww, love it!

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 5:51 am said:
  
  sometimes we just need a bit of sweet fun in our day
  
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Sue on March 28, 2025 at 5:39 am said:

Brilliant!

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:10 am said:
  
  he so is –
  
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Annette Rochelle Aben on March 28, 2025 at 6:26 am said:

I just LOVE Shel! <3

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:09 am said:
  
  me too
  
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beetleypete on March 28, 2025 at 6:27 am said:

That’s very good. It reminds me of the ‘nonsense’ poetry of Edward Lear.
https://theexaminedlife.org/library/book-of-nonsense
Best wishes, Pete.

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:09 am said:
  
  thank you for sharing and yes –
  
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- Kiki on March 29, 2025 at 3:36 am said:
  
  Pete, what rich pickings you serve! Ta
  
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GP on March 28, 2025 at 7:23 am said:

Reminds me of Ogden Nash.

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:09 am said:
  
  yes, very. much so
  
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Steve Schwartzman on March 28, 2025 at 8:27 am said:

And there are the two humorous pelican poems quoted in a recent post (https://tinyurl.com/46d68tdp).

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:08 am said:
  
  thank you!
  
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markbialczak on March 28, 2025 at 8:29 am said:

When life is good, Beth. Thank you, Shel Silverstein!

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:08 am said:
  
  right, mark –
  
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ivor20 on March 28, 2025 at 8:31 am said:

It’s a gorgeous piece of nonsense that uses a lot of common sense…
(nonsense is my best sense!)

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:08 am said:
  
  exactly how I saw it, Ivor
  
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- Kiki on March 29, 2025 at 3:39 am said:
  
  ivor, that’s my best liked sense too…. (and that’s what i liked best in our british friends)
  
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  - ivor20 on March 29, 2025 at 5:37 am said:
    
    Thank you for your “sensible” response, Kiki …
    
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Dale on March 28, 2025 at 8:42 am said:

Perfect for a Friday morning!

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:08 am said:
  
  I thought we could all use a bit of this –
  
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  - Dale on March 28, 2025 at 2:24 pm said:
    
    Oh yes and yes!
    
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E.A. Wickham on March 28, 2025 at 10:04 am said:

My dad was a big Shel Silverstein fan. You brought back memories from my childhood.

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:07 am said:
  
  aw, I’m so glad –
  
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Jim Stewart on March 28, 2025 at 10:10 am said:

Shel was a classic all unto himself.

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:07 am said:
  
  yes, I love all of his work
  
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Pied Type on March 28, 2025 at 10:26 am said:

Silverstein is such a gift!

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 11:07 am said:
  
  he really is!
  
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Patrice on March 28, 2025 at 11:19 am said:

Precious, Precious 😍

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 12:38 pm said:
  
  Wonderful writer
  
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  - Patrice on March 28, 2025 at 4:27 pm said:
    
    Yes! And a fantastic illustrator!
    
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Laura on March 28, 2025 at 12:02 pm said:

Love Shel Silverstein! Named my cat Sheldon after him. In college😊

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 12:36 pm said:
  
  How fun!
  
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Wynne Leon on March 28, 2025 at 12:16 pm said:

Shel Silverstein is such a treasure. Thank you for this fun read for a Friday morning!

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 12:39 pm said:
  
  I thought we all needed it today
  
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WritingfromtheheartwithBrian on March 28, 2025 at 2:37 pm said:

Great stuff. A great Friday read!

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  We all need something a little lighter from time to time
  
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Lisa Orchard on March 28, 2025 at 5:26 pm said:

I love Shel Silverstein! He’s a creative genius! :)

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 5:28 pm said:
  
  Yes, in every way!
  
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hitandrun1964 on March 28, 2025 at 6:58 pm said:

So cute.

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- beth on March 28, 2025 at 8:33 pm said:
  
  <3
  
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Michele Lee on March 28, 2025 at 8:39 pm said:

🥰

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- beth on March 29, 2025 at 8:47 am said:
  
  <3
  
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Kiki on March 29, 2025 at 3:40 am said:

i LOVE this – how wonderful. great find, beth. thanks a bunch!

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- beth on March 29, 2025 at 8:46 am said:
  
  a good time for this I think –
  
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Geoff Stamper on March 29, 2025 at 3:59 am said:

You can’t go wrong with Shel Silverstein!

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- beth on March 29, 2025 at 8:45 am said:
  
  sometimes we all just need a little shel and I sensed that it might be that time for many of us
  
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SelmaMartin on March 30, 2025 at 12:27 am said:

Too funny. Rhyming is a good reason.

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- beth on March 30, 2025 at 9:11 am said:
  
  absolutely
  
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johnlmalone on March 30, 2025 at 1:02 am said:

hahaha; love it’ I’m a great Shel fan :)

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- beth on March 30, 2025 at 9:15 am said:
  
  me too!
  
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Jennie on March 30, 2025 at 11:39 am said:

I love Shel Silverstein’s poetry. I haven’t read his wonderful words to children in way too long. 🙂

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- beth on March 30, 2025 at 4:59 pm said:
  
  It’s good to read every so often
  
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  - Jennie on March 31, 2025 at 8:20 am said:
    
    Definitely!
    
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indianeskitchen on May 26, 2025 at 4:41 pm said:

Haha Love it!

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