short +simple +meaningful = great poem!!

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
canEnrich that smile her eyes began.

A poor life this is if, full of care,
We have no time to stand and stare.

William Henry Davies




ENJOY READING IT!

i love it so much. it is very simple and straight forward poem but very inspiring one. it reveals that we as a human being always take things for granted/ we are so busy with jobs work s and etc. we rush to here and there. and we forget to enjoy and appreciate all the baeuty that we've been given around us, the nature...