Shel Silverstein Quotes:
Ocupation: Poet
Life: September 25, 1930 - May 10, 1999
Birthday: September 25
Death: May 10
Once I spoke the language of the flowers, Once I understood each word the caterpillar said, Once I smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings, And shared a conversation with the housefly in my bed. Once I heard and answered all the questions of the crickets, And joined the crying of each falling dying flake of snow, Once I spoke the language of the flowers. . . . How did it go? How did it go?
source: Shel Silverstein, “Forgotten Language”
topic: Flower, Fall, Snow, Flakes, Caterpillars, Starlings
