Leisure

I was quite amazed when I found that I could remember something that I studied in my 6th or 7th standard. I came across this poem on Chennai MetroBlogging. Though I could not remember word by word, I could remember the snap shots that appeared in my mind while studying this poem. Here you go.

Leisure By William Henry Davies

What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies at night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And watch her feet, how they can dance.
No time to wait till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

Generally, I am not that much of a poem person, only recently after I started reading blogs, I have started to enjoy reading poems. But seems like I can call this poem as one of my favourite poems because even after so many years, this poem still persists in my mind.

I know that I like leisure but never knew that I like everything that deals with leisure.

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