The Weight of Little Things

A kind word is a little thing, but it is just what soothes the sorrow of the sitting hen. An orange peel on the side walk is a little thing, but it unseats many a giant. An oath is a little thing, but it is recorded in the great ledger in Heaven. A serpent's fang is a little thing, but death is its victory. A baby is a little wee thing, but a constable was once a baby. A drop of water is a little thing, but it was the burden of the rich man's prayer in torment. A hornet's sting is a little thing, but it sends the holy man howling. A star is a little thing, but it can hold the celestial realm. A tongue is a little thing, but it sets the universe with troubles. An egg is a little thing, but the huge crocodile creeps into life out of it. A kiss is a very little thing, but it betrayed the Son of God into the hands of his enemy. A flea is a little thing, but he maketh it dizzy times for both man and woman. A spark is a little thing, but it can light the poor man's pipe, and save the world from ruin. The acorn is a little thing, but the black bear and his family live in the oak that springs from it. A word is a little thing, yet one word has been many a man's destiny, for good or evil. A penny is a very little thing, but the interest on it, from the days of Cain and Abel, would buy out the globe. A minute is a little thing, but it is long enough to pull a dozen aching teeth, or to get married, and have your own mother-in-law. A lap-dog is a little thing but it is a very silly thing besides. Life is made up of little things. Life itself is but a little thing. One breath less, then comes the plummet.