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In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed. ~~Khalil Gibran
Perfect happiness is a beautiful sunset, the giggle of a grandchild, the first snowfall. It's the little things that make happy moments, not the grand events. Joy comes in sips, not gulps.~~ Sharon Draper
Little things seem nothing, but they give peace, like those meadow flowers which individually seem odorless
but all together perfume the air~~. Georges Bernanos
There is nothing, Sir, too little for so little a creature as man. It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible.~~ Samuel Johnson
I never cared much for diamonds and pearls
'cause honestly, honey, they just cost money
Give me a hand when I've lost the way
Give me your shoulder to cry on
Whether the day is bright or gray
Give me your heart to rely on
Send me the warmth of a secret smile
To show me you haven't forgot
For now and forever, that's always and ever
Honey, little things mean a lot~~Edith Lindeman
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Little things-- a crooked smile, a fallen sassafras leaf, a wink across a crowded room, an absent-minded caress in passing. Little things-- just the right amount of change in your pocket, finding a 'lost' earring or picture, discovering exactly the 'right' word, an unexpected call from a friend. Little things-- the sound of a train's whistle in the wee hours of the night, that first 'magical' snowfall of fat, fluffy flakes, arriving safely at the gas station when you know your car is running on pure fumes, the feeling of freshly laundered sheets.
Little? Or, really, are they big things? Big things are not just the birth of a child, the loss of a dear, dear friend, the keys to your first car or a welcome mat outside the front door of a new house. Big things matter based upon the emphasis we place on them. To me: the first paragraph is about 'things' -- big and little. The 'whys' behind them matter. If you've been sightless for a while, there is nothing like 'seeing' the snowflakes wafting down or an autumn leaf in your path. If you've been stressed out, that casual caress can put things back into perspective. When it feels as if it is raining inside and out, that unexpected call chases away the clouds!
Point being, people often think that one must write about the seriously big things. Not true. Perspective, once again. Who'd have thought a fork in the road or wondering about the moors could lead to famous poems? It is all about how one relates one thing to another. The tree crashing down in the forest does indeed create sound as it falls and its falling changes the space around it. But only if one looks to see can it be appreciated to its fullest extent. What does one tiny snowflake falling or one raindrop crawling down a windowpane matter? Nothing. Or everything! |
Ah ... a raindrop ... not a poem, but even still!
Little things...yes!
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Little leads to bigger...
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Monty  says: Your news Letter is much like the way I feel, I used to look at a stone in the road and be inspired. Now I think more on where the roads take us.
Prosperous Snow celebrating  writes: Thank you for the title of this newsletter. I am using the title as a working title for a poem I'm working on. I don't know yet what the final title will be because the poem is 196 in a series of 200 I am writing. The title will remain until after I finish the series, and begin the editing and rewriting phase. When I write a series of poems, I usually wait until the last one is finished before I do any editing.
Would love to read it!~F
Thaddeus Buxton Winthrop  comments: Here, here! Awesome newsletter Fyn! Thanks for taking us through your thought process. Feel some rumblings coming myself, thanks! About revisions, Paul Valery said, "A poem is never finished, only abandoned."
Thanking you!
He’s Brian K Compton adds: Wow, I so agree with the thought process explained in this newsletter...how poem's surface. So much so, I recently had the idea to write about it. Half-thinking I would find my poem as an editor's pick.
See above! *smiles*
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