Listen to the Mustn'ts, child,
Listen to the Don'ts
Listen to the Shouldn'ts
The Impossibles, the Won'ts
Listen to the Never Haves,
Then listen close to me --
Anything can happen, child,
Anything can be.

-Shel Silverstein

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?

-Shel Silverstein

There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

-Shel Silverstein

Welcome to my profile! I'm Elizabeth, but please call me anything else. Ever since I was younger I had always wanted to be a writer and now I'm going into my sophomore year with some really good ideas for some stories. I will admit that I do have a bit of a problem getting past the first page of my stories, so if you could encourage me along the way that's be great. Anyways, some of my favorite writers are amongst Shel Silverstein, JK Rowling, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, and CS Lewis. Growing up my rolemodels and inspiration for stories were, and still are, Lucy Pevensie, Luna Lovegood, and Charlie Bone. I look forward to posting my work and getting your feedback.