21 of Our Favorite Shel Silverstein Poems

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Where the Sidewalk Ends

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The voice by Shel Silvertein

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Masks by Shel Silvertein

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Zebra Question by Shel Silvertein

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Scale by Shel Silvertein

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Unicorn by Shel Silvertein

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Hug O' War by Shel Silvertein

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Nobody by Shel Silvertein

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The Ringworm by Shel Silvertein

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Just Me, Just Me by Shel Silvertein

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Lazy Jane by Shel Silvertein

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The Giving Tree by Shel Silvertein

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Stupid Pencil Maker by Shel Silvertein

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The Sitter by Shel Silvertein

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My beard by Shel Silvertein

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Somebody Has To by Shel Silvertein

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Underneath my outside face - Underface

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Invitation by shel silverstein

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The Light in the Attic

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Point of View by shel silverstein

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The Little Boy and The Old Man

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