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Summary and Explanation of poem Leisure by W. H. Davis

1. Dr. Jyoti Waghmare Leisure by W. H. Davis

2. William Henry Davies   (3 July 1871 [2]  – 26 September 1940)   Welsh  poet and writer . as a  tramp  or  hobo , in the United Kingdom and United States, but became one of the most popular poets of his time. principal themes in his work are observations about life's hardships the ways in which the human condition is reflected in nature his own tramping adventures and the various characters he met. Davies is usually classed as one of the  Georgian Poets , although much of his work is not typical of the group, in either style or theme . [3 ]

3. 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 and cows : poet is complaining about our rushed life. He says that there is no purpose of life if it is full of worries and anxiety and we cannot call this life a pure life. Today, we are so busy that we don’t have time to pause and admire the beautiful nature around us. We don’t even have enough time to stand under the branches of green trees and cannot look at the common animals like sheep and cows grazing in the pastures.

4. 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: we do not have time to look at tall and short trees when we pass through forests. We can’t even spare a few moments to enjoy the soothing effect that green trees offer. Moreover, we cannot see small animals such as squirrels hiding their food-grains in the grass. During day time, when sun rays fall upon the clear water of the rivers, it reflects and shines like stars at night but we busy people don’t have time to see this.

5. 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? the nature is personified as a young, beautiful, dancing woman with a smiling face. The poet says that we don’t have time to carefully look at nature that can refresh us. When nature changes, it is like a beautiful dancer and the leaves, flowers, branches, sound of water flowing in the river, flight of birds, etc. are a part of nature’s dance. But, unfortunately, we don’t have time to admire these changes of nature . .

6. A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare In these lines, the poet says that this kind of worried life is a useless life which is under the pressure of the engagements of life and forgets to enjoy the beautiful nature. We don’t have time to stand at a place and admire the beautiful nature around us.

7. Summary of the poem "Leisure" is written as follows:- •The poem Leisure written by William Davies conveys a beautiful message on how we are busy in our own life and have no time to admire our nature and surrounding. • In this poem he has criticized humans on the fact that we are like a machine and run everyday without noticing the little detail about our surrounding. • We are so busy in our lives that we can't spare a moment to admire the green trees, the reflection of water when sun rays fall on it, the hiding of grains in the grass by squirrel on winter mornings etc .

8. • The poet feels even the cows and sheeps are enjoying their life as they are not in hurry and not missing out on the simple yet beautiful form of nature. We do not even have time to look at the sky full of stars at night for few minutes. • The poet pities on the human race as, time is running and so are we but still we are living our life, but not enjoying it. We are failing to see this beautiful side of nature which has been personified as a beautiful girl who is young and dancing merrily. • This little things has always refreshed poet's mind and rejuvenated him and has filled his mind with peace, happiness, and positivity. We should all look for it instead of running like a machine.