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	<title>Contrariwise: Literary Tattoos &#187; The Giving Tree</title>
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		<title>The Giving Tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Once there was a tree and she loved a little boy.&#8221; - From The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Submitted by Julie. Similar Posts: Shel Silverstein Invitation The Giving Tree The Giving Tree I saw the tree with the lights in it]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.contrariwise.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/givingtree.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-653" title="givingtree" src="http://www.contrariwise.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/givingtree-283x450.jpg" alt="givingtree" width="283" height="450" /></a></p>
<p><em>&#8220;Once there was a tree and she loved a little boy.&#8221;</em></p>
<p>- From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGiving-Tree-40th-Anniversary-Book%2Fdp%2F0060586753%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1211488388%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=contrariwiseo-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">The Giving Tree</a><img style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=contrariwiseo-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> by Shel Silverstein.</p>
<p>Submitted by <a href="  http://www.flickr.com/photos/sungazing/" target="_blank">Julie</a>.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.contrariwise.org/2010/05/17/i-saw-the-tree-with-the-lights-in-it/" rel="bookmark" title="May 17, 2010">I saw the tree with the lights in it</a></li>
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		<title>The Giving Tree</title>
		<link>http://www.contrariwise.org/2009/01/08/the-giving-tree-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tattoo from The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This tattoo belongs to <a href="http://www.mydrinkinghabits.blogspot.com" target="_blank">Anthony &#8220;Givingtree&#8221;</a>, who says:</p>
<blockquote><p>Got this done in California, dedicated to my mother. She is my giving tree. On the other side of my ribs, I&#8217;m getting the old man sitting on the stump from the end of the book.</p></blockquote>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-450" title="Tattoo of The Giving Tree" src="http://www.contrariwise.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/img_8267-300x200.jpg" alt="Tattoo of The Giving Tree" width="300" height="200" /></p>
<p>From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGiving-Tree-40th-Anniversary-Book%2Fdp%2F0060586753%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1211488388%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=contrariwiseo-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">The Giving Tree</a><img style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=contrariwiseo-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> by Shel Silverstein.</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.contrariwise.org/2010/02/15/we-start-and-end-with-family/" rel="bookmark" title="February 15, 2010">we start and end with family</a></li>
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		<title>The Giving Tree</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tattoo from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGiving-Tree-Gift-Shel-Silverstein%2Fdp%2F006124001X%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1225198831%26sr%3D8-2&amp;tag=contrariwiseo-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">The Giving Tree</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=contrariwiseo-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> by Shel Silverstein:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.contrariwise.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/1026080904.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-336" title="The Giving Tree" src="http://www.contrariwise.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/1026080904-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>Submitted by Carly Neely:</p>
<blockquote><p>This is the carving the little boy etches into the tree. He later carves in another but that one is removed when he cuts down the trunk of the tree. This carving always remains til the end.<br />
I always related to the giving tree. I think a lot of people misinterpret the story. It&#8217;s sad. There&#8217;s a lot of pain in loving someone so much who is busy not loving you back like the little boy, but whenever the boy returns, the tree is happy, and that&#8217;s all that matters to her at the end of the day.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>The Giving Tree</title>
		<link>http://www.contrariwise.org/2008/07/25/the-giving-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.contrariwise.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/dsc03724.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-277" title="Giving Tree Tattoo" src="http://www.contrariwise.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/dsc03724-225x300.jpg" alt="Giving Tree Tattoo" width="225" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGiving-Tree-40th-Anniversary-Book%2Fdp%2F0060586753%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1211488388%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=contrariwiseo-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">The Giving Tree</a><img style="border: medium none  ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=contrariwiseo-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> by Shel Silverstein.</p>
<p>This tattoo was submitted by Kay.</p>
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		<title>Shel Silverstein</title>
		<link>http://www.contrariwise.org/2008/05/29/shel-silverstein-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 16:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tattoo from The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.contrariwise.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/741521360_b46cb7ae8d_b.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-147" title="Shel Silverstein" src="http://www.contrariwise.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/741521360_b46cb7ae8d_b-300x225.jpg" alt="Tattoo from The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein." width="300" height="225" /></a></p>
<p>From <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGiving-Tree-40th-Anniversary-Book%2Fdp%2F0060586753%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1211488388%26sr%3D1-1&amp;tag=contrariwiseo-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">The Giving Tree</a><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=contrariwiseo-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> by Shel Silverstein.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/capturedstill/741521360/" target="_blank">(source)</a></p>
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		<title>Shel Silverstein</title>
		<link>http://www.contrariwise.org/2008/05/05/shel-silverstein/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen</dc:creator>
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<p>&#8220;And the tree was happy.&#8221;</p>
<p>- <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&amp;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FGiving-Tree-Shel-Silverstein%2Fdp%2F0060256656&amp;tag=contrariwiseo-20&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325">The Giving Tree</a></em><img style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=contrariwiseo-20&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1" border="0" alt="" width="1" height="1" /> by Shel Silverstein</p>
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