UShel Silverstein wayeyimbongi ehlonishwa kakhulu, umdwebi wamakhathuni, kanye nombhali wezingane oncwadi zakhe nezinkondlo eziye zajabulisa izikhathi zokulala zezigidi zezingane emhlabeni jikelele.
Wakha ngokucophelela umsebenzi wakhe ngamunye, engachithi uhlamvu olulodwa noma engeza noma yini engadingekile. Enganeni, ukusebenzisa ngobuciko kolimi lwesiNgisi kwaveza izithombe ezicacile emicabangweni yazo ngezigqi nemilolozelo yakhe emnandi echazayo.
Njengomuntu omdala, uzokwazi ukuqonda kangcono ukujula nencazelo ayifaka emsebenzini wakhe nezifundo esingazifunda sonke kubo.
Ngakho-ke, nazi izingcaphuno nezinkondlo eziyi-16 ezinhle kakhulu zeShel Silverstein:
Dweba isithombe esisangene,
Bhala inkondlo enamantongomane,
Cula iculo elimbumbulu,
Shaya ikhwela ngekama lakho.
Yenza umdanso we-loony-goony
‘Dabula ikhishi,
Beka okuthile okusile emhlabeni
Lokho bekungekho ngaphambili.
- Ukukhanya Ku-Attic
Uhlukile kulo mhlaba futhi kufanele uvumele ukukhanya kwakho kohlobo oluthile kukhanye ngokukhanyayo ukuze abanye bakubone. Ungazifihli, uzivumelanise nezinkambiso zomphakathi. Yiba nguwe, futhi unikele wena emhlabeni - uzokuthokozela kakhulu ngakho.
Lalela ama-Mustn’ts, ngane, lalela okungamele kwenziwe.
Lalela ama-Shouldn'ts, okungenakwenzeka, ama-Won'ts.
Lalela i-Never Haves, bese ulalela eduze kwami.
Noma yini ingenzeka, ingane, noma yini ingaba njalo.
- Lapho Kuphela khona Indlela Yokuhamba
Ungavumeli omunye umuntu akutshele lokho ongeke ukwenze noma ongeke ube yikho. Setha izinto ozibonayo ziphakeme futhi ungalokothi uyeke ukuzikhumbuza ukuthi uyakwazi noma yini.
Ngeke ngidlale empini yokudonsisana.
Ngincamela ukudlala ngempi ye-hug o ',
Lapho wonke umuntu egona khona
Esikhundleni semidonsa,
Lapho wonke umuntu egigitheka khona
Futhi ihamba emgqeni,
Lapho wonke umuntu eqabula khona,
Futhi wonke umuntu uyagiya,
Futhi wonke umuntu uyanganga,
Futhi wonke umuntu uyawina.
- Lapho Kuphela khona Indlela Yokuhamba
Ukukhathalela, umusa, nokubambisana kuhamba ibanga elide ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi sonke sithola okungcono kakhulu empilweni. Gcwalisa usuku lwakho ngalezi zinto - noma ngabe ukungqubuzana akunakugwenywa.
Kukhona izwi ngaphakathi kuwe
Lokho kuhleba usuku lonke,
“Ngibona sengathi lokhu kungifanele,
Ngiyazi ukuthi lokhu akulungile. ”
Akekho uthisha, umshumayeli, umzali, umngani
Noma indoda ehlakaniphile inganquma
Yini ekufanele - lalela nje
Izwi elikhuluma ngaphakathi.
- Izwi
Lalela umuzwa wakho , umuzwa wakho wamathumbu, lelozwi elincane elikuqondisayo elibhekise emiphumeleni ehambelana kakhulu nezinhloso namagugu akho. Ungavumeli abanye bakwenzele izinqumo.
Kungakanani okuhle ngaphakathi kosuku? Kuya ngokuthi uhlala kanjani kahle ’em. Lungakanani uthando ngaphakathi komngani? Kuya ngokuthi unikela malini ’em.
- Ukukhanya Ku-Attic
Okuhle okubonayo nokuhlangenwe nakho kwakho emhlabeni kumele kuvele kuwe kuqala. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho ingabonakala khona emuva. Ngakho-ke phila okuhle futhi unikeze okuhle.
Azikho iziphetho ezijabulisayo.
Iziphetho ziyingxenye edabukisa kakhulu,
Ngakho-ke nginike nje indawo ejabulisayo
Futhi isiqalo esihle kakhulu.
- Konke Okukuyo
Lapho izinto zifinyelela esiphethweni, kungokwemvelo ukuzizwa udabukile futhi udangele, ngakho-ke sebenzisa lesi sikhathi futhi usifake ezinhliziyweni zakho, ngoba konke kungokwesikhashana futhi konke kuzophela.
izinto zothando ongazenza ngosuku lokuzalwa kwesoka
Zonke I-Willa-Coulda-Beas
Layin ’ELangeni,
I-Talkin ’‘ Bout Izinto
Bazokwenza i-Dida-Coulda-Shoulda…
Kepha Bonke Labo I-Willa-Coulda-Shouldas
Konke Ukugijima Nokucasha
Kusuka Kokuncane Okwenzile.
Akukho okuqhamuka ekubukeni emuva kuzo zonke izinto obungaba nazo, obungazenza, noma obekufanele ngabe uzenzile - akukho lutho ngaphandle kwalokhu ukuzisola . Kuphela lapho wenza izinto lapho ungabheka emuva empilweni oyichithe kahle.
Wayenesikhumba esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka,
Wenza kanjalo naye.
Wayigcina ifihliwe
Naye ngokunjalo.
Bafuna okwesibhakabhaka
Impilo yabo yonke,
Ngemuva kwalokho kudlule khona
Futhi angikaze ngazi.
- Konke Okukuyo
Uma ungakaze uvumele umhlaba ukuthi uzibone uqobo lwakho, ungaphuthelwa obunye bobudlelwano obumangalisa kakhulu. Abantu abanjengawe bangaqhubeka, kodwa-ke uma ungakhombisi ukuthi ungubani ngempela, ngeke bazi ukuma nokubingelela.
Uma ithrekhi inzima futhi igquma linzima,
ngicabanga ukuthi awukwazi nje!
- Lapho Kuphela khona Indlela Yokuhamba
Ukucabanga okuhle kungasiza kakhulu ukukusiza ufeze amaphupho akho nezifiso zakho, kepha akusondeli nakumandla wesenzo esihle. Kwesinye isikhathi usuthole ukugoqana phansi ubeke konke onakho empilweni.
Ngitshele ukuthi ngihlakaniphile,
Ngitshele ukuthi nginomusa,
Ngitshele ukuthi nginekhono,
Ngitshele ukuthi ngimuhle,
Ngitshele ukuthi ngiyazwela,
Unomusa futhi Uhlakaniphile
Ngitshele ukuthi ngiphelele
Kodwa ngitshele IQINISO.
- Ukuwa
Iqiniso elilodwa libaluleke ngaphezu kwawo wonke amanga ake ashiwo. Uma kukhulunywa ngalabo obakhathalele ngempela, zimisele ukubatshela iqiniso futhi ukujabulele ukutshelwa iqiniso ngokubuyisela.
Ngaphansi kobuso bami bangaphandle
Kunobuso obungabonwa muntu.
Ukumomotheka kancane,
Nginesiqiniseko esincane,
Kepha okuningi njengami.
- Konke Okukuyo
Sonke siyazi ukuthi lokhu kuyiqiniso, kepha asihlali sikukhumbula lapho sisebenzelana nabanye abantu. Ungalokothi ukhohlwe ukuthi ngaphansi kobuso, sonke asiphephile futhi sikhathazekile.
Uma kunencwadi ofuna ukuyifunda kepha ingakabhalwa, bhala.
Musa ukulinda omunye umuntu azoshintsha umhlaba wakho uma ufuna okuthile okwenzayo, zenzele. Bhala eyakho impilo ngoba uma uvumela abanye bakubhalele yona, le ndaba ayisoze yakuthanda.
AmaYese athi yebo kunoma yini
Ukuthi noma ngubani uphakamisile.
AbakwaNoee bathi cha kuyo yonke into
Ngaphandle kokuthi kufakazelwe futhi kwahlolwa.
Ngakho-ke abaseYese bonke babulawa kakhulu kakhulu
Futhi amaNoee wonke abulawa ukwesaba,
Kepha ngandlela thile ngicabanga ukuthi i-Thinkforyourselfees
Konke kuphume kahle.
- Konke Okukuyo
Yebo futhi cha akuwona amagama angcolile - wasebenzise ngokuhlakanipha lapho isikhathi silungile. Akufanele uvele ulandele isixuku bese uhambisana nalokho abakushoyo, kepha futhi akufanele uzigcine uphila ngenxa yokungaqiniseki okukhona. Zicabangele bese wenza owakho umqondo.
… Just ’cause somethin’ is not done
Akusho ukuthi ngeke kwenziwe…
- Konke Okukuyo
Ukuqamba kuyinhliziyo eshaya phambili yenqubekela phambili, ngakho-ke ungacabangi (futhi ungavumeli abanye bakutshele) ukuthi awukwazi ukwenza okuthile ngoba akukwenziwanga phambilini. Yiba yiphayona, qamba indlela engakaze ihanjwe muntu. Kholwa ukuthi kungenzeka nokuthi uyakwazi.
Ubenatha ibhodlela elibizwa ngeDRINK ME
Futhi wakhula kakhulu,
Ubedla epuletini elibizwa ngokuthi TASTE ME
Futhi wehla wancipha kakhulu.
Futhi-ke washintsha, ngenkathi abanye abantu
Angikaze ngizame nothin ’nhlobo.
- U-Alice
Uma ungalokothi uzame noma yini entsha, awusoze washintsha, wakhula, futhi wahlangabezana nezimangaliso ezigcwele zomhlaba okuzungezile. Ungazifihli futhi uphile impilo yokwaneliseka - hlola okusha kanye neveli futhi uyivumele ikhulise ingqondo yakho.
Ngazenzela ibhola leqhwa
Ngokuphelele ngangokunokwenzeka.
Bengicabanga ukuthi ngizoyigcina njengesilwane esifuywayo,
Futhi mayilale nami.
Ngenze amaphijama
Nomcamelo wayo yikhanda.
Kwathi izolo ebusuku kwabaleka,
Kepha kuqala - Kumanzise umbhede.
- Ibhola leqhwa
Konke empilweni kudlulile. Akukho okungapheli. Awukwazi ukugcina izinto ezingahloselwe ukugcinwa, kepha ungazijabulela ngenkathi zihlala.
Uma ukuthandile lokhu, uzoqiniseka ukuthi uyawathanda amaqoqo ethu we Izingcaphuno zikaWinnie-the-Pooh , Roald Dahl ucaphuna , U-Alice eWonderland ucaphuna , futhi Umoya kuzingcaphuno ze-Willows .
