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A Pebble by James W.
Foley
Drop a pebble in the water: just a splash, and it is gone;
But there`s half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on,
Spreading, spreading from the center, flowing on out to the
sea.
And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be.
Drop a pebble in the water: in a minute you forget,
But there`s little waves a-flowing, and there`s ripples circling
yet,
And those little waves a-flowing to a great big wave have
grown;
You`ve disturbed a mighty river just by dropping in a stone.
Drop an unkind word, or careless: in a minute it is gone;
But there`s half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on.
They keep spreading, spreading, spreading from the center as they
go,
And there is no way to stop them, once you`ve started them to
flow.
Drop an unkind word, or careless: in a minute you forget;
But there`s little waves a-flowing, and there`s ripples circling
yet,
And perhaps in some sad heart a mighty wave of tears you`ve
stirred,
And disturbed a life was happy ere you dropped that unkind
word.
Drop a word of cheer and kindness: just a flash and it is gone;
But there`s half-a-hundred ripples circling on and on and on,
Bearing hope and joy and comfort on each splashing, dashing
wave
Till you wouldn`t believe the volume of the one kind word you
gave.
Drop a word of cheer and kindness: in a minute you forget;
But there`s gladness still a-swelling, and there`s joy circling
yet,
And you`ve rolled a wave of comfort whose sweet music can be
heard
Over miles and miles of water just by dropping onekind word.
The poem is about inspiring one another and keeping each other
motivated. It`s about dropping your fellow brothers and sisters a
kind word, you never know how far those words will take them. The
poem is about uplifting those around you and being uplifted in the
process.
The seed we plant today can blossom into something beautiful, all
it takes is one kind word. That`s why it is so important that we
learn to help each other stay encouraged and live life to the
fullest.
