Best Slow Down Poems

Walk everywhere. Go on long sea voyages;
Ask for days like symphonies of slow music,
banks of blue flowers to wrap you in the moment.
Become immersed  in watching clouds
spiders building their webs.
Travel by the slowest modes of transport.
Ride a camel, camp out in the desert.

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I look at remains of the morning craving
it deep
more time to manage my life
and complete
Can my cramped life handle one
more thing?
can the eyes of our soul see
life’s swing?
No single advantage gained
to hurry
a thousand broken things missed
to flurry
Bulls in a china shop we break
our lives
missing precious...

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                Wait! Wait! Slow down, time. 
              Try moving like a snail for once.
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I miss the peace of silent thought--
This worldly pace has grown so fast—
And in its wake that speed has brought

Us woes unknown throughout the past,
And now we find we have to face
A sea of troubles, deep and vast.

If we could only slow that pace
And find...

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The world persuades us to go faster
never to settle for an average speed
but eventually faster puts us off the road
proving nothing good comes from greed

The fast pace of life takes enjoyment
far far away taking out the good
the beautiful scenery you've missed
flashes past you as it...

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The soothing dreams of poetry, now, are just flowing in.
   Like effortless streams, they all are my cherished kin.
   Poetry has become my serene, garden of floral delight.
   My sensitive quill moves with both ease and might..




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Swing and sway with Sammy Kaye
In the mood the Glen Miller way
Names from the past
When life was a blast
Slow down and enjoy each and every day...

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When we get old with arthritis in our bones we make thoughtful decisions about the use of our time. We can amuse our grandchildren while our children inhabit their jobs. We can volunteer to help others like a wolf that knows how to hunt. We...

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In this fast paced day and ag
all anyone has in mind
is finishing school, growing up
leaving childhood behind

regardless of the circumstances
and regardless of what they needf
parents push their kids too hard
the key emphasis is speed

"Quick quick! hurry up! Learn faster
are you out of your mind?
You can't...

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I stole the brain of Einstein to feed a hungry head.
Sliced some in an omelet with a roll of onion bread.
Biting, chewing speedily, to prove his theory chaste:
That time does stall (however small)
When feasting past the taste.

I smeared a slice with cold-cream
Onto a winter face.
In...

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I've had a good life
It's time to move on
The curtains coming down

Remarked the old man
Who sat next to me
In the park, in the center of town

So much life have I seen
In my share of ups
Along with my share of downs

I hear deaths whistle blowing
His trains...

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Whoa! Friends, slow down a bit, smell the roses
And appreciate your situations.
We can’t lose sight what’s under our noses
If we do, we invite our frustrations.
Who needs that god-awful discouragement?
Not you or me, so look for the flowers,
They are there. Look around, follow the scent 
But...

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There’s confliction and contradiction, 
         opposition inside a deep collision-
                  Encounters that lead to arbitration, 
the fear of making the...

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HEY OLD MAN, SLOW DOWN!

There’s no hurry
The struggle parade has passed
Vain youth is over
I have decided    at last

Those triumphal huzzahs
From favored industry’s brass,
The shatter and stomp,
Are mere crude noises    at last

Let the world rock on
Verbal butchery ignore
The cacophony!
I’ll listen...

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take time out each day
notice nature look upward
behold Gods glory

Psalm 19:1...

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