Ripples

What you do has an effect,

Ponder that a moment, please, reflect.

A smile today is a thank you tomorrow,

A misplaced word can end in sorrow.

For ripples we are and ripples we see.

An effect had a cause that helped make it be.

A ripple’s beginnings easily slip sight.

Like a storm in a teacup or a dragonfly’s sigh.

So in memory’s book wherever you find it.

Look for and search for that which reminded,

Clues, answers, riddles or maybe a trace,

That a smile is but a ripple, that trickled to face.