Too Busy

We`re too busy it seems

to take time for dreams

or to go for a walk in the sun.

Too busy today no time for play,

too busy just getting things done.

Too busy to sit and read awhile,

too busy for stories, too busy to smile.

No time for old friends no time for the new.

Too busy thinking of things we must do.

Too busy to watch the birds in flight,

too busy to count the stars in the night,

too busy to watch the children playing,

we don`t hear half the things they`re saying.

We`re too busy for picnics

when the weather is mild

or to share in the joys

of a little child.

Too busy for all the simple things,

no time for the blessings

each day can bring.

When our life is finally through

and there`s worthwhile

left to do.

Will our hearts be filled with missgivings

when we learn we`ve been

Too busy for living.

Written by © Hilda many years ago