Starfish Poem

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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. "

[Guest guest]

that is a wonderful story, i kepted it and have already shown one person. Many

more will see it, thanks, shelly

 

mjsisco2003 <marjepal wrote: 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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