
“I asked the Zebra,
are you black with white stripes?
Or white with black stripes?
And the zebra asked me,
Are you good with bad habits?
Or are you bad with good habits?
Are you noisy with quiet times?
Or are you quiet with noisy times?
Are you happy with some sad days?
Or are you sad with some happy days?
Are you neat with some sloppy ways?
Or are you sloppy with some neat ways?
And on and on and on and on and on and on he went.
I’ll never ask a zebra about stripes...again.”
~Shel Silverstein~

17 comments:
Aw, a very wise zebra. He came up with a clever response to a question he has heard a million times. I love Shel Silverstein.
I love Shel Silverstein too. I used to read his books and poetry to my class. This is an adorable, wise poem and I love your photo.
And he is white with black stripes.
smashing!
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Haha! That was clever, Denise!
This reminds me why I enjoy 'communicating' with my dogs! You don't ask them too many questions and expect simple answers. ;-)
I am posting my flowers early because I have a busy weekend ahead ;-0
Whatever he is, he's lovely... and also very wise.
They are fascinating
Right on!! So glad I stopped by today.
What a beautiful creature!
Real cute Denise - confused now lol, great post.
Great picture of the zebra, Denise, and I love the Silverstein poem.... NEAT!!!
Hugs,
Betsy
This is a beautiful portrait and lovely poem!
Hugs and happy weekend,
Léia
LOL! Good post!
Gorgeous photo and wonderful premise. Loved this post.
Great poem! That Shel Silverstein is always so good!
Thank you so much, Denise for your very heartfelt and kind words about my Veteran's Day post! I will pass on your birthday wishes to Kay when I see her tomorrow.
I love this poem as well. What a sweet read to start my day off.
A great shot. The stripes are very nice.
Thanks for visiting my blog. I am following your blog, cause it's very interesting.
Roberto
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