My Photoetry: Ripples

~*~RIPPLES~*~

There are ripples every day,

From words that we say,

The thoughtfulness we show,

It just won’t go astray,

And the hurts that we cause,

Won’t easily go away.

How far those ripples go,

We may never know,
Yet every kindness shown,
Won’t by the winds be blown;
For every time we take a moment,
To listen, to care, 
To put ourselves out there,

We may just ease someone’s torment.

Even just the little acts,

Like a smile or a touch,
Could have such big impacts,
And mean so very much;
Like one moment where,
You looked in someone’s eyes,
By acknowledging you see them there,
You may have eased their silent cries.

In bringing someone hope,

We don’t just help that one person cope,
For in their lifted state,
Others whose lives they touch,
May also increase their faith,
And that can never be too much.

~By Jayne Michellane, 20 January 2013.

 

“Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” 

~ Scott Adams

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential 

to turn a life around.” 

~Leo F. Buscaglia