Just a Drop



A little drop of sunlight
In a lake of lonely night,
A little drop of comfort
To a mind that's wound up tight,
A little drop of water
In a throat that's feeling dry,
A little dripping teardrop
From an eye that needs a cry.
A drop into your bucket,
A drop into the sea,
A drop lost in the ocean,
Just tiny little me.
It may be all that I can do,
But I will be a drop for you.

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Maybe we make more of a difference than we realize.

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Written on March 10, 2022

Submitted by BCByron on June 09, 2022

Modified on April 11, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABACDEDFGHGII
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 374
Words 90
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

B.C. Byron

Author of illustrated children's book A CAT NAMED LUMP Available on Amazon more…

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  • mjgranger1
    Just a Drop is a bucket full! I love the beautiful simplicity and power of such a little word, little thing. Imagery, spontaneity, imagination, whimsy, humor, poignancy, fun and . . . love. :-)
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