This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital.
It was sent by a medical doctor -
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 your 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 your child, 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 is like an unopened gift.... Thrown away.
Life
is not a race. Do take it slower Hear the music
Before the song is over.
poems for a new tomorrow