Dropping A Pebble
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 one kind word.
~Author
Unknown~
"Painting is ©Tom Sierak and used with his permission by
Moon And Back Graphics to construct this set"
Midi is
used with permission and is entitled Mist On The Water.
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Copyright 1997 by David W. Folsom.
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