Little Things

Little Things
 
Oh, it’s just the little, homely things,
     The unobtrusive, friendly things,
The “Won’t-you-let-me-help-you” things
     That make the pathway light.
And it’s just the jolly, joking things,
     The “Laugh-with-me-it’s-funny” things,
The “Never-mind-the-trouble” things
     That make our world seem bright.
 
For all the countless, famous things,
     The wondrous, record-breaking things,
Those never-can-be-equaled things
     That all the papers cite,
Can’t match the little, human things,
     The “Just-because-I-like-you” things,
Those “Oh-it’s-simply-nothing” things,
     That make us happy, quite.
 
So here’s to all the little things,
     The everyday encountered things,
The “Smile-and-face-your-trouble” things,
      “Trust God to put it right,”
The done-and-then-forgotten things,
     The “Can’t-you-see-I-love-you!” things,
The hearty “I-am-with-you!” things
     That make life worth the fight.
 
By Grace Haines (1922)
 
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