Slow Down

As I sat on the garden bench and looked around;
I noticed a little girl playing on the ground.
As her hands caressed the flowers in the grass;
Happiness and joy filled her bright innocent eyes.

I looked at the little girl and my thoughts flew;
To all that I have been missing in life.
“When was the last time” I asked myself
“I admired a flower or stopped to smell the grass.”
The dance of the butterflies and melody of the birds,
Have become sweet memoirs of the past,
The humming of the streams and changing hues of the sky,
Are things long forgotten, in the mad pursuit of life.

Life has become one long race;
A race which we are losing at a fast pace.
As we try to overtake everything around us;
We ignore the small joys and happiness, waiting by the sides.

Take the time to smell the flowers;
And watch the butterflies dance away their cares
Sit on the porch and feel the breeze;
Rejoice in the chirping of the birds on the trees.
Spend time with loved ones before it’s late,
Show them how much you care
Coz cracks formed in relationships, you cannot repair

Slow down and live your life;
Time can be lost in the blink of an eye.