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.
Written by Dr. David L. Weatherford, who has written many other beautiful inspirational poems.
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/slowdance.html
http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/weekly/aa022599.htm
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/medical/slowdance.asp
www.davidlweatherford.com
