Once i spoke the language of the flowers,Once i undrestand each word t…

Shel Silverstein
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Once i spoke the language of the flowers,Once i undrestand each word the caterpillar said,Once i smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings. ✨ Shel Silverstein, Forgotten Language
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Once i spoke the language of the flowers,Once i undrestand each word the caterpillar said,Once i smiled in secret at the gossip of the starlings. ✨ Shel Silverstein, Forgotten Language

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