THE
STARFISH POEM
Once upon a time there was a wise man
who used to go to the ocean
to
do his writing.
He
had a habit of walking
on
the beach
before
he began his work.
One
day he was walking along
the
shore.
As
he looked down the beach,
he
saw a human
figure
moving like a dancer.
He
smiled to himself to think
of
someone who would
dance
to the day.
So
he began to walk faster
to
catch up.
As
he got closer, he saw
that
it was a young man
and
the young man wasn't dancing,
but
instead he was reaching
down
to the shore,
picking
up something
and
very gently throwing it
into
the ocean.
As
he got closer he called out,
"Good
morning! What are you doing?"
The
young man paused,
looked
up and replied,
"Throwing
starfish in the ocean."
"I
guess I should have asked,
why
are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The
sun is up and the tide is going out.
And
if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But,
young man, don't you realize that
there
are miles and miles of beach
and
starfish all along it.
You
can't possibly make a difference!"
The
young man listened politely.
Then
bent down, picked up another starfish
and
threw it into the sea,
past
the breaking waves and said-
"It made a difference for that one." |
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Thanks to all who make a difference in one life at a time! Also, kudos to Mayzie for showing us this video which I have to share:
2 comments:
Congratulations! This was such a fun and wonderful challenge. I think the goodness from Rescue Me Week will ripple out for a long, long time.
Awww...what a Most Beautiful postie. Thank you ever so much for your sweet words. They mean an awful lot to us and I'm oh so glad we are able to help your favoritest rescue a little bit!
And every time we see that movie, Monkey makes us smile all over again!
Wiggles & Wags,
Mayzie
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