04 March 2009 ~ 31 Comments

Thursday 13 – Little things.

My friend, Heather, sent me this poem. It matched perfectly where I was so I thought I’d share it. It’s a little longer than 13 lines – but I thought you might forgive me just this once.

Thursday 13

Little Things

Little drops of water,

Little grains of sand,

Make the mighty ocean

And the pleasant land.

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So the little moments,

Humble though they be,

Make the mighty ages

Of Eternity.

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So the little errors

Lead the soul away

From the paths of virtue

Far in sin to stray.

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Little deeds of kindness,

Little words of love,

Help to make earth happy,

Like the Heaven above.

Julia Fletcher Carney

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Happy Thursday!

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31 Responses to “Thursday 13 – Little things.”

  1. marcia @joyismygoal in TX 4 March 2009 at 8:09 pm Permalink

    That is really a nice message

  2. tommie 4 March 2009 at 8:25 pm Permalink

    so very true….something along these lines are constantly echoing in my head when I am frustrated with the kids!

  3. Betty 4 March 2009 at 8:28 pm Permalink

    Beautiful poem! It’s a wonderful reminder that everyone of us is an important part of the world, even if we feel small and insignificant, but every tiny contribution affects the world! Thank you so much for sharing this poem!

  4. jen 4 March 2009 at 8:44 pm Permalink

    Great poem and a good one to keep on the fridge! Thanks for coming to my site and thanks for the compliment!! We are very happy….most of the time!! :)

  5. topsurf 4 March 2009 at 8:50 pm Permalink

    nice.

  6. Adelle Laudan 4 March 2009 at 10:00 pm Permalink

    Very nice! Thanks for sharing! Happy T13!

  7. jenn 4 March 2009 at 10:28 pm Permalink

    That’s beautiful.

  8. Heather 5 March 2009 at 12:00 am Permalink

    A beautiful poem.

  9. Hootin' Anni 5 March 2009 at 5:32 am Permalink

    Wow….I do love reading things like this. And, I’m glad you decided to go ahead and share it with us for today.

    My 13 is up now, if you’d like to take a break from your everyday chores…come on over for a visit, and have a great Thursday.

  10. Ruprecht 5 March 2009 at 8:46 am Permalink

    Yup.

  11. Andrea Jackson 5 March 2009 at 9:00 am Permalink

    Nice poem. I enjoy cruising the blogs to visit with people. Happy TT!

  12. Carmen 5 March 2009 at 9:12 am Permalink

    Awww. Great poem.

  13. perpstu 5 March 2009 at 10:00 am Permalink

    Beautiful!

  14. Alice Audrey 5 March 2009 at 11:58 am Permalink

    Yep, I’ll forgive the extra lines.

  15. FickleMinded 5 March 2009 at 12:00 pm Permalink

    truly, little ack of kindness can make a big difference.
    nice list!

  16. Becky68 5 March 2009 at 12:51 pm Permalink

    What a sweet poem, very nice.
    You said you’re a western U.S. girl, don’t feel bad, I’ve never been further west than Houston TX, so I’m an eastern U.S. girl in the same way.

  17. Celticlibrarian 5 March 2009 at 12:52 pm Permalink

    Yep. It’s the little things, isn’t it?

  18. mielikki 5 March 2009 at 1:13 pm Permalink

    what a sweet and refreshing Thursday 13. Wonderful.
    thanks for coming to visit :)

  19. Sue 5 March 2009 at 1:57 pm Permalink

    Beautiful poem. It’s true that little acts of kindness can go a long way.

    Thanks for stopping by mine. Happy TT! :)

  20. Eileen 5 March 2009 at 1:58 pm Permalink

    Thanks so much for sharing this nice poem. I loved it! Happy TT.

  21. kandyblossom 5 March 2009 at 2:59 pm Permalink

    I like this very much. Thanks for sharing.

    Happy TT!

  22. Sue 5 March 2009 at 3:03 pm Permalink

    That is true little acts of kindness go a long way.

    Happy TT!

  23. PopArtDiva 5 March 2009 at 6:36 pm Permalink

    First, thanks for stopping by The Pop Art Diva Retro Baby Boomer Blog and commenting!

    Second, that was a great poem and I’d love to use it for my Life Is Like Art – It’s All In How You Look At It. blog – it has a message that is so inspirational and kind of works with my concepts of life, art, positive attitude and creativity.

    Did you friend write it?

  24. julia 5 March 2009 at 7:39 pm Permalink

    Ooo – I just love this part:

    ‘So the little moments,
    Humble though they be,
    Make the mighty ages
    Of Eternity.’

  25. Michelle 5 March 2009 at 8:28 pm Permalink

    what a lovely “little” poem–thanks for sharing!

  26. colleen 5 March 2009 at 9:34 pm Permalink

    Good things come in little packages.

  27. Lynda 6 March 2009 at 7:36 am Permalink

    Lovely ;0)

  28. Jo 6 March 2009 at 4:26 pm Permalink

    Oh, Claudia, what a beautiful little poem. Just what I needed — just when I needed it. Thank you! :-)

  29. The Gal Herself 6 March 2009 at 9:02 pm Permalink

    What a beautiful poem! And a lovely sentiment. Since I’m only 5′2, I especially appreciate it. :)

  30. Malcolm 9 March 2009 at 9:58 am Permalink

    This is a beautiful poem, thanks for sharing it.

  31. ALAMZEB 23 April 2009 at 10:51 am Permalink

    This poem attracts everybody soul and teach us the impotance of ordinary people,and things but we forget
    that even ordinary men,women and things carry equal
    importance as extaordinary people and things.You may observe in your daily life that a small part of your vehicle,machine,computer could stop woking if it breaks or removes from them.Extraordinary men belong to ordinary and very poor family background in human history.The life of human society is dead without little farmers,blacksmith,barbers,butchers,
    masons,and ordinary workers.
    A many prophets belonged to humble profession but gave a beautiful civilization and culture to us.
    little errors of us all can lead us to destruction and disaster.A small error of Adam and Eve when they ate the forbidden tree pulled them out from paradise and forced them to lead a labourious life on earth.
    It is also true that some little words of love and kindness may bring a pleasant change in men behaviour and can convert this world into a real paradise.

    ALAMZEB KHAN
    PESHAWAR