Wasted Time

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Leisure
by William Henry Davies
      
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 or 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. 

 

"It is not that we have too short a time to live, but that we waste a lot of it." ~ Seneca

"I wasted time and now doth time waste me." - Act 5, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's play 'Richard 2nd'

The poet, W.H. Davies, had a really interesting life. Click here to find out more about him.

 Writing prompts:

• Write about when you last made time to 'stand and stare.'
• Have you 'wasted time' in your life? Write about what happened.
• Make a list of all the things you do, or could do, to make more use of your time. 

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