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,
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.
Credited to David L. Weatherford
8 comments:
That so true... it's something I repeat to myself
everyday. The most precious time to live is the
present. Wish you a beautiful present...
That is beautiful and so true.
Wonderful poem!
I am so slow...
Thank you,
Sherry
Beautiful
So lovely and so true. Thank you for the gentle reminder.
dear Gypsy,
Thank you for this timely reminder as my son tries to get my attention by biting his sister for the second night in a row whilst I'm feeding her & blogging at the same time!!
Off the computer All things Bright!!!
Ive just linked you - love your blog
Thank you for the very timely reminder! I promise I will try to do better. :-)
Thank you for sharing this poem and making me slow down. . .there are so many demands but we have to remember who and what is most important.
Thanks, again!
Michelle
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