☕Out of the mouth of babes! May we all remember, it's the little things that count; whether it is for others or especially for yourself. Do what you can, with what you have.
If perhaps you are hunkered down in one of Nanea Hoffman (Sweatpants & Coffee), blanket forts of comfort; may you have a Big Little spurt of energy, to make yourself a cup of coffee!☕
Big and Little Things I cannot do the big things That I should like to do, To make the earth forever fair, The sky forever blue.
But I can do the small things That helps to make it sweet, Though clouds arise and fill the skies, And tempests beat.
I cannot help father plant his seed And fix the poles into the land; But I can cheer him up With coffee and love so grand.
I cannot stop snow from falling And icy winds that beat; But I can make popcorn And cocoa very sweet.
I cannot lay heavy bricks Or build a tall, strong wall; But I can sing the men a song And love them even more.
I cannot fix the AGA stove Or stop the toilet leak; But I can help mom with cooking And bake every day of the week.
I cannot do the big things That I should like to do, To make the earth forever fair, The sky forever blue.
But I can do the small things That helps to make it sweet, Though clouds arise and fill the skies, And tempests beat.
by Nadene Ester ("Often we write our own similar poems. We usually copy the patterns, structure and rhyming of the original poem. We use our own thoughts and words and the poems often come out surprisingly well.")
*Miss.L (age 8 😎 wrote her own words for verses 3,4,5)