Starfish Poem
Once upon a time, there was a wise man
who used to go to the ocean
to do his writing.
He had a habit of walking
on the beach
before he began his work.
One day he was walking along
the shore.
As he looked down the beach,
he saw a human
figure moving like a dancer.
He smiled to himself to think
of someone who would
dance to the day.
So he began to walk faster
to catch up.
As he got closer, he saw
that it was a young man
and the young man wasn't dancing,
but instead, he was reaching
down to the shore,
picking up something
and very gently throwing it
into the ocean.
As he got closer he called out,
"Good morning! What are you doing?"
The young man paused,
looked up, and replied,
"Throwing starfish in the ocean."
"I guess I should have asked,
why are you throwing starfish in the ocean?"
"The sun is up and the tide is going out.
And if I don't throw them in they'll die."
"But, young man, don't you realize that
there are miles and miles of beach
and starfish all along with it.
You can't possibly make a difference!"
The young man listened politely.
Then bent down, picked up another starfish
and threw it into the sea,
past the breaking waves and said-
"It made a difference for that one."
What is the Main Message in the Poem?
- When the man says "Buy, young man, don't you realize that there are miles and miles of beach and starfish along with it. You can't possibly make a difference!" The young boy says as he throws the Starfish into the sea "It made a difference for that one" This is showing that no matter how big or small your input is, it still makes a difference for something/someone. Even though the young boy could not get all thousands of them he made a difference for those Starfishes that he managed to throw back in.
- Having one person or a small number of people helping can still make a difference in their lives. Starting with a small number of people or one person can lead to a bigger number of people helping out.
- "A small change can make a big difference"
Hi kahciar!this was a really cool blog and i really like your collage of photos it was really fun to look at. Adding the poem and highlighting the different parts that played as evidence behind what you were saying made it easy to read along and have a clear view of what you were talking about. The only thing i think you could improve on is adding a comparison to what it was saying in the poem to what we are learning about in social studies. Other than that i thought your blog was fantastic, keep up the good work!
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