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苏姗•伯里斯•舒兹，是当代美国最负盛名的女诗人。她的诗歌，诗体自由开放，语言朴素流畅，内容健康向上。之所以受到我国广大诗歌爱好者的普遍欢迎，更是因为她的诗歌崇尚善美，讴歌友谊，赞美爱情，激励进取。那么，还是让我们欣赏她的诗作吧。
SUSAN POLIS SCHUTZ grew up in the small country town of Peekskill , New York . In 1969, she and her husband, popular artist Dr. Stephen Schutz, moved to Colorado, where their intense love for each other and their desire to be together at all times encouraged them to begin silk-screening posters of Susan’s poetry and Stephen’s art work. From this union of their talents and love, SPS Studios was born. Today, Susan is the author of eleven best selling poetry books, and her poems have been published on millions of greeting cards. Whether she is writing about her feelings on motherhood, her love for Stephen, her fondness for nature, or her thoughts on life, her heartfelt words are the ones people look to for help in understanding and expressing their own emotion.
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Get to know yourself ---what you can do
and what you cannot do ---
for only you can make your
life happy
Believe that by working
learning and achieving
you can reach your goals
and be successful
Believe in your own creativity
as a means of expressing
your true feelings
Believe in appreciating life
Be sure to have fun every day
and to enjoy
the beauty in the world
Believe in love
Love your friends
your family
yourself
and your life
Believe in your dreams
and your dreams can become
a reality
总是信任你自己
（美）苏姗•伯里斯•舒兹
开始认识自己吧―
你能做什么，
不能做什么―
因为只有你才会让
生活变得华丽。
相信通过工作、
学习和进取，
你才能达到目的，
获得成绩。
相信你的创造力，
它是一种方式，
表达出你的情感真实。
感恩生活吧，
快快乐乐每一天，
去欣赏
世界的美丽。
相信爱情，
爱你的朋友，
爱你的家人，
爱你的生活，
还有你自己。
相信梦想，
你的梦才会成为
现实。
（刘永科译）