Little by Little

"Little by little," an acorn said,

As it slowly sank in its mossy bed;"

I am improving day by day,

Hidden deep in the earth away.

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"Little by little each day it grew;

Little by little it sipped the dew;

Downward it sent out a thread-like root;

Up in the air sprung a tiny shoot.

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Day after day, and year after year,

Little by little the leaves appear;

And the slender branches spread far and wide,

Till the mighty oak is the forest's pride.

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Far down in the depths of the dark blue sea,

An insect train work ceaselessly.

Grain by grain, they are building well,

Each one alone in its little cell.

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Moment by moment, and day by day,

Never stopping to rest or to play,

Rocks upon rocks, they are rearing high,

Till the top looks out on the sunny sky.

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The gentle wind and the balmy air,

Little by little, bring verdure there;

Till the summer sunbeams gayly smile

On the buds and the flowers of the coral isle.

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"Little by little," said a thoughtful boy,

"Moment by moment I'll well employ,

Learning a little every day,

And not spending all my time in play;

And still this rule in my mind shall dwell,

'Whatever I do, I will do it well.

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'Little by little I'll learn to know

The treasured wisdom of long ago;

And one of these days perhaps we'll see

That the world will be the better for me.

"And do you not think that this simple plan

Made him a wise and useful man?

----Author Unknown

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