Water's Edge at Cane Creek Falls

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 wave a-flowing, 

and there's ripples circling yet,

And those little wave 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 wave 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 a-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!

~ James W. Foley

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Blessings,

Martha