Leisure
W. H. Davies
1871 to 1940
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What is this life if, full of care,
We ______ no time to stand and stare.
No time to ______ beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep ______ cows.
No time to see, when woods we pass,
______ squirrels hide their nuts in grass.
No time to see, in broad daylight,
Streams full of stars, like skies ______ night.
No time to turn at Beauty's glance,
And ______ her feet, how they can dance.
No time to ______ till her mouth can
Enrich that smile her eyes began.
A poor life this if, full of care,
We ______ no time to stand and stare.