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Thursday, March 10, 2016

WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES 1871-1940


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LEISURE

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 is if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare. 

Davies was a Welsh poet and writer who spent a significant part of his life as a tramp in the UK and the USA. He became one of the most popular poets of his time.

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