Seil Chat

A Plain Life

Two .I`ve Always Liked


No idle gold -- since this fine sun, my friend,
Is no mean miser, but doth freely spend.

No prescious stones -- since these green mornings show,
Without a charge, their pearls where'er I go.

No lifeless books -- since birds with their sweet tongues
Will read aloud to me their happier songs.

No painted scenes -- since clouds can change their skies
A hundred times a day to please my eyes.

No headstrong wine -- since, when I drink, the spring
Into my eager ears will softly sing.

No surplus clothes -- since every simple beast
Can teach me to be happy with the least.

William Henry Davies

TEDDY :

Leisure
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.

TEDDY

Ah, cheers Teddy. That got me scuttling onto Wiki. I'll certainly be checking out more of Mr Davies.

All religions will pass, but this will remain:
simply sitting in a chair and looking in the distance.

Vasily Rozanov.

Thanks for posting those Teddy.

I especially love the second poem, because personally, I always make the time to 'stand and stare'

PS: Like that wee quote there too Peter