Little Things Mean a Lot

It's the little things in life that mean so much That steaming cup of hot coffee waiting for you as you greet the day The cheery hello from a neighbour As you stumble out of the house, briefcase and keys in hand Ready for the challenges of yet another exciting day The smile on the traffic cop's face at the corner As he waves you through after the kiddies have crossed the street After your gruelling hour long commute You get to the office and the day starts with high-fives The cute new secretary gives you a big smile As you rush by heading for your office Those long arduous meetings that go on late into the afternoon Where everyone finally finds out the company has had It's best year to date and you feel proud That you had even just a small part in it's success Then after fighting the late afternoon rush hour traffic You return home exhausted only to be greeted By your adoring family and you feel on top of the world None of these things individually make your day But all of these things combined make you aware We're all so lucky to be alive And that little things mean a lot © Jack Ellison 2014

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Date: 9/26/2014 7:30:00 AM
Amazing, these things which act like pixels for an image and yet we ignore them, you have made a realisation, nice use of imagery... I read it twice... thanks for sharing it here.
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Jack Ellison
Date: 9/26/2014 8:25:00 AM
You are very kind my new friend! Thank you and drop by again! Cheers!
Date: 9/25/2014 2:54:00 PM
You sure have a way with visuals, Jack. Relaxing imagery. I really enjoy it. Jim
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Jack Ellison
Date: 9/25/2014 3:13:00 PM
You are very kind, my fried! Mucho thanks Mr. Jim!
Date: 9/24/2014 6:18:00 PM
All those small things we take for granted they do hold value even if it’s the neighbor's dog that comes to greet you . Every morning I have two neighbor dogs that come to visit I love it love eve
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Jack Ellison
Date: 9/24/2014 7:10:00 PM
We also have a neighbour's dog that pokes her snout under the fence between properties waiting for us to pat her! What a sweetie! And you sound like a sweetie, too! Loving hugs, Jack XXX
Date: 9/24/2014 3:15:00 PM
Hour long trips thru traffic, long ardous all day meetings just for an atta boy. Ouch!... Little things DO mean a lot. Being RETIRED. Doing what you want. When you want. Don't have much but the little things like you and having friends on PoetrySoup. Having my pets near by... They all mean a lot! I don't mind growing old. I've had the health issues all my life. At least I'm not fighting to over come them while at work any more. I'm content. Yep, little things mean a lot. Right Dragon. He agrees.
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Date: 9/24/2014 4:37:00 PM
Before retiring a few years ago, I would spend on average an hour and a half twice a day commuting!!! Don't know how I survived! XXX
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