埃德蒙顿华人社区-Edmonton China

 找回密码
 注册
查看: 2063|回复: 3

Slow Dance (please read and pass on)

[复制链接]
鲜花(3) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-10-4 09:59 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
This is a poem written by a teenager with cancer.  
  C' P9 u! R% Q- v1 W% v
* w: L# V2 i: G+ u4 V. PShe wants to see how many people get her poem.  
4 B6 G1 [' V8 o" E& D5 u, m2 a: Q- S4 p6 I1 l# c! K! c6 g' F
It is quite the poem.  Please pass it on.
5 N9 S8 W, j3 K
# `! ?' e! R' t5 K9 `This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital.
+ H, Z4 X2 ?8 S$ v5 Z, |5 b1 p9 ^2 A( }: L
3 N! f$ v& n1 q/ e- d9 j  ]0 E
It! was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM.; o& V. b$ J8 M" h! T' v
; \. d& s, ^4 i! x+ \* g" p

3 x( \5 ]2 q2 O# R9 Z3 p5 S" OSLOW DANCE  s% N5 O. G* V3 |. T# o$ H& q  n& Y
" ~/ h( z; ^9 B

8 }  T& B+ G# sHave you ever watched kids/ F. a0 x0 f6 r+ ^: d- l
2 O# H7 Z" ]5 L( T. [4 m/ e
On a merry-go-round?
2 g  |: c5 o8 a# C, B7 z0 w1 w* [
8 F0 E. B' j2 X- b$ XOr listened to the rain
2 @' b, S: u1 D9 r( N
5 r) H; o0 Y$ \6 J7 wSlapping on the ground?7 q4 j- d( G8 @; Z* j

% Y5 C# V# X" @; _) |Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?
  a8 i, s9 T, g) M
0 Y2 ~) N, e& c# c" TOr gazed at the sun into the fading night?- _0 K0 q1 J& B. n5 r

. H: N* [! _2 }# o* YYou better slow down.: i- ~2 M; e# n( h6 l9 a

9 E7 K; R5 K0 t4 H% Y/ BDon't dance so fast.
% x- e% {  R5 d7 o) G' ]3 C$ t+ T8 Q" g4 U
Time is short.$ e. \4 J& `+ O' o3 ?0 N
1 E$ V& C9 T; h5 y7 s" q$ u: u$ L
The music won't last.8 W2 m: X$ p: K4 H) {

  `: c- [- j" J! `' d7 u/ j6 _  X7 w; N4 B- `
Do you run through each day
; q3 B8 t1 \: _, E4 E, i# j& w2 E
8 k3 t; i: C. e4 O3 u; DOn the fly?
& w+ R9 U9 j9 G! m! l) ]& J
5 V% z9 `% Z6 @When you ask How are you?
  h7 D1 I- q5 Q# n" V
5 I3 T  e4 E% TDo you hear the reply?
4 K( f% d) i, ~; u) O
3 w4 `1 Q) W3 Q+ K, [3 i2 g# SWhen the day is done
7 a, c* b3 c) h( r5 d, k3 w! I, b  r!
" {& j, c' i) n8 j2 B) r0 L: G1 ~. S% p6 X/ B
Do you lie in your bed( W  d( ~9 r9 Q: W) r
0 a! ?1 q; M9 O# }7 J. N; j2 H! B3 {
With the next hundred chores
! `- W) C% V- X( e& D3 R3 Z
: v( F9 I' C, l0 }; r4 X2 [Running through your head?
! }; t( n1 ^0 W- N4 s. s4 q; f2 J5 Y- s; h- P* Z$ L
You'd better slow down
9 l) S( x/ B6 I% L& K. l3 o) F" h/ F9 g- m
Don't dance so fast.9 G5 X" @# r0 [. @, q; v/ x9 b) q
8 X* q8 u) _- T/ C* \, b% ]
Time is short.
: g# P: ^) v- T* q" O8 H4 M' L9 H, v5 X9 V) ^, u1 C! i0 F+ A
The music won't last.
2 h4 d5 w# Q5 _- g! q& {* b3 z* i! ~8 d% F/ ~
* v& U1 l  _; x: o! V) E: V# n
Ever told your child,
2 g+ w/ Q' p+ M; W& i, z7 [# e3 v4 ^( S, c: [
We'll do it tomorrow?
2 F3 R8 N, ?) [; U
/ }& [8 z7 i0 h' N# d6 [1 S1 tAnd in your haste,) d7 a& d  ^, w8 v0 m* M! Q

: [! J/ r# D8 r7 TNot see his sorrow?
, v# t" g1 Y7 c: u7 y" r! k' P; Z9 v- F1 T9 }; M
Ever lost touch,
  U5 w1 R% d& f5 i7 x8 t' w8 l; R" k3 y) ]- x; d
Let a good friendship die  l' {# B2 c; I& W  L

# Q9 U" d9 b  Q9 N1 QCause you never had time
7 V' h) ~$ V' }) m! ~. T+ v7 d1 `0 B0 y$ \( K  G
To call and say,"Hi"
* s9 g( G# s8 \3 P
/ T0 O4 ]% y) V% y1 ]* t" H1 I+ _( [You'd better slow down.
/ _; W/ I5 D: {: a: J4 Q& ?1 J6 W+ {9 x7 M  }9 `/ e
Don't dance so fast.
( b; S# ~0 s0 n: j6 ^; \5 |
& D) o4 {1 m/ J/ gTime is short.
: U2 S9 }5 H6 k) R9 @9 v/ n" l
, j# Q* Z# v1 o/ sThe music won't last.- L3 [, N4 _# X0 K* n! z8 u( P  \
/ C' ~0 F4 ^5 Q3 a0 x9 y8 x
When you run so fast to get somewhere5 e$ _, E$ G$ [0 e/ h/ J6 f; O# a
$ G  |. S1 c& J8 S6 X( e, o
You miss half the fun of getting there.  ~* r: k. }1 r  k4 ?5 t' W* `
! I$ p$ A3 j2 Q7 Q% }
When you worry and hurry through your day,
* I7 |; `) a7 u6 b
7 k& n- E7 e: |# e5 Q4 D. A: @It is like an unopened gift....6 K7 b# a( f! i/ u' \) K( l
/ \4 {' r4 t; R. C  d6 W5 r
Thrown away.
, e$ \  `% W0 u& t8 G: c1 ^
# l7 [/ m* Y+ N8 |4 H. c8 ?" J5 ELife is not a race.
# D1 N. x) i) h1 H$ ?! u
0 l2 j9 c* ?2 V3 i& [- u: S; eDo take it slower
" m' y, e, A6 t( F! h0 t9 e# ?6 w
; n) x8 E9 ~! [8 B. VHear the music( e9 T8 k; M" H, s; L

6 t+ v. [9 I5 j7 A# gBefore the song is over.2 m3 T* N9 ]) ~; ~

+ u2 y7 J; r8 e2 ~8 |2 z--------------------, v6 c$ p2 m+ E3 P! w
$ g3 t$ @% a, N5 d6 t

( V; ]! C- p, M6 o( cFORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT.
& S# [. D8 ?- J8 \" J! b% f# O4 N3 d  W4 Y0 r& ]

5 ]# [/ ?: ^, `" P2 yDear All:4 x" Z5 l+ k8 c' F
) ?, w9 s0 w$ D+ A+ n

/ z5 m4 @* ?' T& }! d1 @) k0 MPLEASE pass this mail on to everyone you know - even to those you don't know!  It is the request of a special girl who will soon leave this world due to cancer.  T- _8 z  Q/ l4 }
This young girl has 6 months left to live, and as her dying wish, she wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to the fullest, since she never will." N3 H8 H3 d4 W1 n, L
She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own.
4 t! X: Y8 J) D, B( B# J; P+ kBy you sending this to as many people as possible, you can give her and her family a little hope, because with every name that this is sent to, The American Cancer Society will donate 3 cents per name to her treatment and recovery plan. One guy sent this to 500 people! So I know that we can at least send it to 5 or 6. It's not even your money, just your time!
' _4 |! J) u5 ~9 N. ePLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST.
8 U  ?+ ~; A' b; k1 ~6 d6 M, q: i! {
6 s0 e  {+ U3 X2 ]2 f, h& l
Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor
& o- P: z5 a3 A' }- q) vDepartment of Developmental and Molecular Biology/ s6 W3 m5 g: D& i9 n
1300 Morris Park Avenue
8 Y; C1 C8 ^  L* m/ [8 a  X, U0 PBronx, New York 10461
鲜花(0) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-10-4 10:09 | 显示全部楼层
这诗的大概意思让人们停下匆匆的脚步,好好地体会生命,好好地关爱身边的人。
+ I1 @6 a$ ^7 v5 o- u5 G7 f8 }
- S9 U; F( V  t* ~7 d5 M这几天赋闲在家,我也想如此,可是每次开车外出,看着车辆稀疏的街道,我心里就感觉特别惶惶。
鲜花(21) 鸡蛋(0)
发表于 2006-10-4 22:16 | 显示全部楼层
小女孩悟出这些并且一字一句地写下来,真让人心疼。  j2 o- Q8 Q. h
好好爱着好好活着......
4 r& _7 |% ?/ x% R: R, T0 w7 E1 W. F" Q' ?& i* J2 t
我会COPY下来发给我能够发给的朋友。
鲜花(3) 鸡蛋(0)
 楼主| 发表于 2006-10-5 10:32 | 显示全部楼层
原帖由 听雪安妮 于 2006-10-4 22:16 发表5 p8 t3 H; t) [+ ^
小女孩悟出这些并且一字一句地写下来,真让人心疼。+ J4 }+ e$ H* C$ h* f
好好爱着好好活着......4 S4 W/ _( S$ P& C* {
# @! {% b( j9 S# u* ?, K# L4 D
我会COPY下来发给我能够发给的朋友。

( C$ d) J8 d# M3 e& Y& X
6 `6 [2 j) D$ k  }" Q是啊,心疼就一个字!
大型搬家
您需要登录后才可以回帖 登录 | 注册

本版积分规则

联系我们|小黑屋|手机版|Archiver|埃德蒙顿中文网

GMT-7, 2026-10-28 16:57 , Processed in 0.279589 second(s), 14 queries , Gzip On, APC On.

Powered by Discuz! X3.4

Copyright © 2001-2021, Tencent Cloud.

快速回复 返回顶部 返回列表