I love to rise in a summer morn,
When the birds sing on every tree;
The distant huntsman winds his horn.
And the skylark sings with me.
O! what sweet company.
But to go to school in a summer morn,
O! it drives all joy away;
Under a cruel eye outworn,
The little ones spend the day,
In sighing and dismay.
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In the first stanza, the poet says that the boy loves to wake up early in the morning when birds sing on the trees. He likes the sound of the distance huntsman when he blows his horn. He enjoys the company of a small brown bird that sings with him.
The poet further states that the boy does not like going to school in the summer morning. It takes away all the joy and happiness of him. The teacher keeps a close eye on students and they have to spend the entire day in sadness and distress.
In the third stanza, the poet elaborates that sometimes the boy sits for long hours with his head hanging down. He neither enjoys reading his books, nor does he like to sit for learning. He gets bored with the lectures of his teacher.
The poet compares himself with a bird and school with a cage. As the bird cannot sing in the cage, similarly, he cannot enjoy his childhood in the school. The poet says that children are afraid of the teachers. The boy feels that he is a prisoner in the school. As a caged bird lets his wing down and forgets to share the joy of spring; similarly, the boy also forgets to enjoy his young days.
In the last stanza, the poet appeals to parents not to harass their children. School going kids are very sensitive and delicate like birds and flowers. If they are being over burdened, they will grow unhappily and fall similar to the flowers. Without a happy childhood, this world will be full of sorrow. The summer will not arise in joy, and plants will no longer bear fruits.
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Explanation:
I love to rise ina Summer morn,
when the birds sing onevery tree;
the distant huntsman winds his horn ,
And the sky lark sings with me .
O! what sweet company