Slow Dance

Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground
Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask 'How are you?'
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in bed?
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head.
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.

The music won't last.

Ever told someone
'We'll do it tomorrow?'
And in your haste
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say, "Hi"
You'd better slow down.
Don't dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It's like an unopened gift...
Thrown away.

Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.

The poem was written by a terminally ill little girl from the New York Hospital who has cancer; 6 months to live. The poem was sent by her doctor, Dr. Dennis Shields, ProfessorDepartment of Developmental and Molecular Biology1300 Morris Park AvenueBronx, New York 10461. Her wish is that this poem of hers would be discovered by people so that they would learn to appreciate life alittle more. Even with all ups and downs. I know that I, for one will.

Have a nice day everyone!

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