Hear the music before the song is over

I came across this website called urban legends online
There is this page which I would like to share with you all
http://urbanlegendsonline.com/emails/poems.html

It features poems that were passed via mass emails
I loved all the poems there, and this one in particular,is written by a young girl with cancer, and little time left. This poem wad then passed on by a doctor.
I don't know how true it is, but let's enjoy the poem for all that it is.

"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, 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.

Dr. Dennis Shields,
Professor Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, New York10461