Leisure Poem Text

Leisure Poem Text is a beautiful symmetry of illusive words that create imagery. The poem is written by William Davies. A wonderful poem indeed. You may read a simpler summary of Leisure here.

Leisure Poem Text:

 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.

Related Reading for the Poem Leisure:

  1. Critical Summary and Analysis of the Poem Leisure by William Davies
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  3. Further Reading

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