Information about Leisure (poem)
Leisure is a poem by Welsh poet William Henry Davies
<poem> 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 till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began?
A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. </poem>
The poem is well known and has appeared in the following anthologies.
<poem> 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 till her mouth can Enrich that smile her eyes began?
A poor life this if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. </poem>
The poem is well known and has appeared in the following anthologies.
- Anglo-Welsh Poetry, published by Poetry Wales Press in 1984
- Book of a Thousand Poems, published by Peter Bedrick Books in 1983
- Common Ground, published by Carcanet in 1989
- Oxford Book of Victorian Verse, published by OUP in 1971
- A Poem a Day, published by Steer Forth in 1996
Modern uses
The poem has been used in television advertisements in the UK, namely Center Parcs and Orange Mobile. In 2003 it was used in a television advertising campaign and as inspiration for a medal-winning garden created by prisoners of HMP Leyhill at the Chelsea Flower Show [1][2]External links
- WH Davies. Tramp poet and writer from Pill BBC Wales southeast.
References
Poetry (from the Greek "ποίησις", poiesis, a "making" or "creating") is a form of art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its ostensible
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Welsh most commonly refers to:
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- Wales, a nation in the United Kingdom
- The Welsh language (the ancient, Celtic, indigenous language of Wales)
- The Welsh people (native to the country of Wales)
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William Henry Davies (1871 - September 26, 1940), was a Welsh poet and writer. He spent most of his life as a tramp in the United States and United Kingdom, but became known as one of the most popular poets of his time.
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ANThology
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ANThology is the first major label album by Alien Ant Farm. Their first single, "Smooth Criminal", was a cover of Michael Jackson's song "Smooth Criminal", which started to bring popularity to the band.
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ANThology is the first major label album by Alien Ant Farm. Their first single, "Smooth Criminal", was a cover of Michael Jackson's song "Smooth Criminal", which started to bring popularity to the band.
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Television (often abbreviated to TV, T.V., or more recently, tv; sometimes called telly, the tube, boob tube, or idiot box in British English) is a widely used telecommunication system for broadcasting and receiving moving pictures
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Advertising is paid, one-way communication through a medium in which the sponsor is identified and the message is controlled by the sponsor. Variations include publicity, public relations, etc..
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Center Parcs[1] is a European network of holiday villages which includes a UK based company which runs holiday villages in Britain and a sister enterprise that operates in numerous locations in continental Europe.
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Orange S.A.
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Founded April 1994
Headquarters Paris, France
Industry Telecommunications
Parent France Télécom
Website www.orange.com
Orange SA IPA: [ɔʀɑ̃ʒ]
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Private
Founded April 1994
Headquarters Paris, France
Industry Telecommunications
Parent France Télécom
Website www.orange.com
Orange SA IPA: [ɔʀɑ̃ʒ]
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Leyhill Prison is a low-security ('open') HM Prison situated in South Gloucestershire, England. (The prison has a GL12 post code and so is often erroneously described as being in Gloucestershire.
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The Chelsea Flower Show is a garden show held each year on five days in May by the Royal Horticultural Society in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in Chelsea, London, England. It is the most famous such show in the United Kingdom, and part of London's summer social season.
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