POEM & RHYMES SERIES - LITTLE BY LITTLE

Little by Little

By: Ulysses C. Ybiernas | February 9, 2012

There is what we call "Law of Accumulation" that teaches us about our every small action, habit, or improvement can compound over time, shaping our destiny. Persistent effort, though gradual, builds extraordinary success and lasting transformation.

I've come to see, through quiet years Of the truth that whispers in my ears In each of my every act, however slight Has to gear forward with a great might Not every progress roars and shines Some climb in gentle, sloping lines Each accumulated little things reign A subtle step that can break a chain A coin once set, or a page once read Or a fleeting thought inside my head Even each stretch, step, bend, breath Are the seeds that make things great So I try to move my body, a minute few Even at first unsure of what they’d do As the days rolled by, and then I found Comes a stronger self, on solid ground I saved a little penny, week after week Amount that is too humble to critique It's the silence that turned a surprise A safety net, a buffer that has to rise The things we think, the ways we feel Has shaped a self that learns to heal A patient pause with a grateful note A softer tone for a much kinder quote They seem so small, like drops of rain Yet carve a path in the heart and brain And all at once, wonderfully so it seems We find we’ve drifted into our dreams Of being calmer, kinder, becoming new For a better self that we somehow grew Not by any leap toward a greater height But by daily sparks that lit a dark night Let us trust the stillness, trust the pace Let every smallness find a rightful place For underneath a soil that is seldom seen Wakes a dying forest and turns it to green In each quiet choice, and each tiny deed Forms a part, that filled our every need The change we seek that is seldom loud Gathers slowly, pretty strong and proud One breath, one step, one word, one try Together, lift us up toward a radiant sky Though the shift does not seem to erupt I am pretty sure little things can add up

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