I have shared this poem before, but after hearing some very sad news from a dear friend, I thought that I needed to re visit this poem again, let the words really sink in and carry these words in my heart and into my life.
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’d 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 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 you 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