Slow Dance

Australia
March 9, 2007 3:02pm CST
I wanted to share this poem with you that was written by a terminally ill girl in a New York Hospital. It was sent to me by a friend in an email and the aim of the email was that this young girl wanted as many people as she could to read it to get her message through to live your life to the fullest, as she couldnt. It was sent by Dr Dennis Sheilds to help raise money for her treatment and the future treatment for others. I think you will take in the message it gives, and make sure you have a tissue handy xx Let me know what you think. SLOW DANCE Have you ever watched kids on the merry go round Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground Ever followed a butterflies erratic flight Or gazed at the sun into the fading night You'd better slow down Dont dance too fast Time is short The music wont last Do you run through each day on the fly When you ask how are you do you hear the reply When day is done do you lie in your bed With the next hundred chores running through your head You'd better slow down Dont dance too fast Time is short The music wont last Ever told your child we'll do it tomorrow and in your haste not see his sorrow Ever lost trust, let a good friendship die Cause you never had time to call and say Hi You'd better slow down Dont dance too fast Time is short The music wont 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 unopen gift......Thrown away Life is not a race, do take it slower Hear the music, before the song is over.
3 people like this
7 responses
@healwell (1268)
• Ahmedabad, India
30 Mar 07
The poem is good as a little girl wrote it with a deep sense of living life! As a human being I felt it touchy considering a mature understanding of the girl! I can do one thing as a healer that I can send distance healing energy to help her little and if the healing energy goes well with her and she becomes healthier or come out from her illness then it would be grace of god and the real urge of the life concerned by the girl herself! May I get her photo to help her out by sending Reiki Natural Healing Energy?
• Australia
31 Mar 07
Im also a healer and its great to meet you,although not in Reiki...yet! Unfortunatly there was no photo accompanying this email, and it was some time ago so Im hopeing she is doing well as I cant seem to find anything else on her as yet. Thankyu for your living thoughts and kind words. Love & Light xxx
@CatEyes (2448)
• United States
12 Mar 07
I love it! It bring tears to your eyes and tugs hard on ones heartstrings as nothing else could.
1 person likes this
• Australia
17 Mar 07
It really is touching isnt it. Makes us stop and think xxx
@weemam (13372)
18 Mar 07
you know my friend we could all be doing with something like this to read every day , i could be doing with it on my fridge , my hubby tells me every day to slow down , thank you so much for posting that , oh !! that poor girl xxx
• United States
30 Mar 07
That is very touching with a lot of meaning and feelings. Thank you for sharing that with us. Make you think, doesn't it?
1 person likes this
• Canada
19 Mar 07
Wow, that is so sad.
1 person likes this
• Philippines
1 Apr 07
Beautiful ! just beautiful. Its sad & lonely. The best part i think is, it tries to remind us & the one who made it is graceful enough to have informed us the best things in life. Lest, the backgrounder about a sick girl, its still is a naturally beautiful summation.
1 person likes this
• Canada
18 Mar 07
Beautiful! I'm a lover of poetry and that is one of the lovlier poems
1 person likes this