Welcome Home

I know that Spring has come

when roused from my bed

by their trumpeting overhead.

I welcome them home

with a song in my heart,

but know too, that death of the greening

soon come in time

when they depart.

Welcome Home My Friends.

Thank You, Mr. Silverstein

Just How brillant can one man be?

Thank you, Mr. Silverstein.
I offer a few selections of his many gems, here, from:

Falling Up

poems and drawings

by Shel Silverstein

- copyright 1996, by Shel Silverstein.

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THE VOICE

There is a voice inside of you

That whispers all day long,

"I feel that this is right for me,

I know that this is wrong."

No teacher, preacher, parent, friend

Or wise man can decide

What's right for you-just listen to

The voice that speaks inside.

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WOULDA-COULDA-SHOULDA

All the Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas

Layin' in the sun,

Talkin' 'bout the things

They woulda-coulda-shoulda done . . .

But those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas

All ran away and hid

From one little did.

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THREE STINGS

George got stung by a bee and said,

"I wouldn't have got stung if I'd stayed in bed."

Fred got stung and we heard him roar,

"What am I being punished for?"

Lew got stung and we heard him say,

"I learned somethin' about bees today."

( note: this poem has an illustration to go with it that must be seen )

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Amma

"The desination is only one - oneness.

So do not criticize anyone.

Never injure the feelings of your friends

or your spiritual companions.

Let them have their own beliefs.

Show respect - that is your responsibility to mankind."

~Amma

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti

May there be peace everywhere

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

May all beings be happy