summary of the poem Leisure by William Henry Davies
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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 criticised 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.
• 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.
Answer:
In this poem, ‘Leisure’, the poet William Davies is telling us about our hectic life. We have no time to admire the nature around us. Even we cannot spare a few moments to stand under the branches of green trees and enjoy the beautiful and restful shades of the trees. The common animals like sheep and cows are better than us in enjoying life. We cannot look at them grazing in the pastures. When we pass through some forests, we do not have time to stop for some moments to look at the trees-tall and short, and enjoy their natural beauty. The dark green trees provide a soothing effect but we are always sick-hurried and cannot enjoy at least the simple beauty. Also we cannot look at the small animals like squirrels concealing their food-grain in the grass for the winter. During day time, when the rays of the sun fall upon the clear water of the rivers, the water reflects and shines like stars in the sky during night. But busy people do not have time to see this. The natural beauty scattered all around us. Natural beauty is personified as a young beautiful dancing girl having a smiling face. But we have no time to stand at a place and look carefully at nature that can refresh us. As human beings, we should spare some moments and look at nature and natural beauty spread around us and enjoy life.