“What is this life if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare?”
– Leisure, W. H. Davies
LEISURE
A poem by W.H. Davies
Yellow & White
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 and 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 until her mouth can,
Enrich the smile that her eyes began
A poor life this if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare
LEISURE
A poem by W. H. Davies
Gold & Silver
