shel silverstein

“ I've discovered a way to stay friends forever - ”

“ But time went by. And the boy grew older. And the tree was often alone ”

“ And so the boy cut off her branches and carried them away to build his house. And the tree was happy. ”

“ Everything isn't everything. ”

“ And the boy loved the tree... very much. And the tree was happy. ”

“ Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary. ”

“ Cut down my trunk and make a boat, then you can sail away... and be happy. ”

“ Come, Boy, come and climb up my trunk and swing from my branches and eat apples and play in my shade and be happy. ”

“ Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings, ”

“ And they would play hide-and-go-seek. And when he was tired, he would sleep in her shade. ”