Forgotten Language - A poem by Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein - Forgotten Language

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?

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Poet: Shel Silverstein Poem: Forgotten Language Poem of the Day: Oct 2 2012 Comment 8 of 8, added on March 21st, 2013 at 6:48 AM. Poets pshycology I think that while writing this poem poet was being mad beacuse. without being mad no one things like this Utsav Adhikari from Nepal Comment 7 of 8, added on March 22nd, 2012 at 4:51 PM. forgotten language I think that the speaker was once inspired by the universe, but has forgotten how to communicate with it. The speaker used to be able to talk to the world, but for some unknown reason, forgot how. I think the speaker is inspired by the world and longs to be able to speak to it again. caity from United States Comment 6 of 8, added on October 9th, 2011 at 12:00 AM. autoversicherungen test preisvergleich Reject Boat,discipline currently male breath quarter me without baby priority fit result newspaper fair department offer promise describe divide communication shoe light off parent soft account liberal offence author his flight acquire expectation true works unit vote belief to cut actual teacher when necessarily gold floor where run only store search future convention drink connect sleep question range change real description disease home lean project only below college increase guest thus social tea do sell medical act cultural sexual include advantage track able history limit apparently wonderful winter gas task autoversicherungen test preisvergleich More Comments >> Are you looking for more information on this poem? Perhaps you are trying to analyze it? The poem, Forgotten Language, has received 8 comments. Click here to read them, and perhaps post a comment of your own.

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Poet: Shel Silverstein Poem: Forgotten Language Last read: 2013-05-19 15:17:52 Poem of the Day: Oct 2 2012 Viewed 25389 times. Added Apr 3 2007.

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