Guest guest Posted September 13, 1999 Report Share Posted September 13, 1999 I recently recieved this poem from another list and thought that you would all enjoy it. Friends Without Faces We sit and we type and we stare at our screens. We all have to wonder, what this possibly means. We chat with each other, we share all our woes, Small groups we do form and gang up on our foes. We wait for somebody to type out our name, We want recognition and offer the same. We give kisses and hugs and sometimes we flirt, In rooms we chat deeply and reveal why we hurt. We form friendships but why is a thing we don't know, Though most of them flounder some flourish and grow. Why is it that on screen, we can all be so bold, Telling our secrets that have never been told? Why is it we share those deep thoughts in our mind With those we can't see, as though we were blind? The answer is simple, it's as clear as a bell. We all have our problems and need someone to tell. We can't tell " real " people, but tell someone we must So we turn to the 'puter, and to those we can trust. Even though it is crazy, the truth still remains, They are friends without faces and with odd little names. (Author Unknown) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2002 Report Share Posted January 5, 2002 subject: A Poem This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York Hospital. It was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the closing statement AFTER THE POEM. 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. PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO HELP THIS LITTLE GIRL. ALL FORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT. Dear All: PLEASE pass this mail on to everybody you know. It is the request of a special little girl who will soon leave this world as she has cancer. Please send this to everyone you know or don't know. This little girl has 6 months left to live, a! nd as her dying wish, She wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live their life to the fullest, since she never will. She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high school, or get married and have a family of her own. By 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 send it to at least 5 or 6. Just think it could be you one day. It's not even your money, just your time! PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx, New York 10461 Barb _______________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2002 Report Share Posted January 5, 2002 Not wishing to be a party-pooper but while this is a lovely poem and the sentiments contained in it, it is also a hoax chain e-mail that has been circulating now for at least a year. I was first sent it back in January and again in June, at which point a friend of mine who is very " Net-wise " told me: " The American Cancer Society thing at the end is a hoax. Stories about circulating emails and money getting donated have been going around for several years. There used to be something about it on the ACS website. Always seems to be a new take on chain letters. " I don't know if the anecdote is true or not. It isn't consistent - at one point, it says that this young girl is dying, and hasn't long to live, but at the end, where it suggests money will be donated to the ACS by keeping the chain going, it suggests that she has a " recovery " plan? If she was as ill as this leads us to believe, she would have been dead a long time ago - by June, given the time I first received the story... Please don't send chain e-mails like this to the group - they play on people's emotions and serve no purpose, especially when they are hoaxes. Sue > > janie daily [janie_daily] > 05 January 2002 14:53 > GreekGirl18; alicev18; > ; > AngelsSpiritGuidesandtheParanormal; > annestoline; beachnp; Chottsie1; > Lisalouritz; DimiV16; kneebone; > jengetch; momoflady; NewHoriz73; > jands.meirose > Fwd: Poem subject: A Poem > > This poem was written by a terminally ill young girl in a New York > Hospital. > > It was sent by a medical doctor - Make sure to read what is in the > closing > statement AFTER THE POEM. > > > 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. > > PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO HELP THIS LITTLE GIRL. > > ALL FORWARDED E-MAILS ARE TRACKED TO OBTAIN THE TOTAL COUNT. > > Dear All: > > PLEASE pass this mail on to everybody you know. > > It is the request of a special little girl who > > will soon leave this world as she has cancer. > > Please send this to everyone you know or don't know. > > This little girl has 6 months left to live, a! nd as her dying wish, > > She wanted to send a letter telling everyone to live > > their life to the fullest, since she never will. > > She'll never make it to prom, graduate from high > > school, or get married and have a family of her own. > > By 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 > > send it to at least 5 or 6. > > Just think it could be you one day. It's not even > > your money, just your time! > > PLEASE PASS ON AS A LAST REQUEST > > Dr. Dennis Shields, Professor > > Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology > > 1300 Morris Park Avenue > > > Bronx, New York 10461 > > > > > Barb > > > > > _______________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > > ************************************************** > > WWW.PEACEFULMIND.COM Sponsors Alternative Answers- > > HEALING NATURALLY- this is the premise of HOLISTIC HEALTH. > Preventative and Curative measure to take for many ailments at: > http://www.peacefulmind.com/ailments_frame.htm > __________ > > -To INVITE A FRIEND to our healing community, copy and paste this > address in an email to them: > http://www./members_add > > _________ > To ADD A LINK, RESOURCE, OR WEBSITE to Alternative Answers please Go to: > > http://www./links > > ___________ > > Post message: > Subscribe: - > Un: - > List owner: -owner > _______ > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://www. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2002 Report Share Posted January 5, 2002 Ive just sent this poem out to some friends, and got this back. Naomi Hi It would be good if it were true, but unfortunately, its not..... Have a look at this webpage:http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/children/mydek.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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