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Poem Leisure by W.H. Davis is about importance of leisure in man's life.
The poem consists of seven couplets. In the first couplet the poet says if a man has no leisure in his life than it is full of cares.
In the second couplet he says a man who has no time to stand idly under a shady tree and stare at cows and sheep grazing, that man's life is full of burdens and tensions.
In the third couplet he says a man who has no time to see the beauty of woods such as watching the squirrel hide nuts under grass while he is passing through it, then his life is full of cares.
In the fourth couplet the poet says a man who is too busy and occupied to look at the beauty of star-studded sky at night, his life is empty of joy.In the fifth couplet the poet says a man who has no time to enjoy the beautiful smile and light gait of a beautiful damsel, is leading a meaningless life.
In the sixth couplet he says a man who can't see the smile of a beautiful lass that originates from the eyes and travels to mouth making her beautiful, is leading a stressful life.
In the last couplet the poet says a man who has no leisure to do the above mentioned things is leading a poor life.