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Leisure Poem By William Davies
LEISURE
When 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 cowa.
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.
By (William
Davies)
Leisure:
As the title
of the poem suggests. It is about the availability of time for relishing the
various delights of life. These may range from the most ordinary every day
pleasure of simply staring at things, to the extra ordinary, like and hurried
manner in which we spend our lives depriving ourselves of savouring the
richness and diversity that life offers. He feels that life must be relished in
leisurely offers. He feels that life must be relished in a leisurely manner---
the repetition of the line: “We have no time to stand and stare”, emphasizes
the poet’s basic idea.
Introduction
of William Davis:
William Davies was born in 1871 and died in 1940.After
serving as apprentice to a picture-frame maker, he tramped through the U.S,
crossed the Atlantic many times on cattle boats, became a peddler and
street-singer in England and late in life. Published his first volume of poems.
“The soul‘s Destroyer and other poems”. In 1905.This was
followed by “Nature Poems and Others”, in 1908.Davies was something of a
recluse and the man was never as well known to the public as his work which
achieved great popularity. What distinguishes his work from that of his
Georgian contemporaries is the truth and simplicity of his lyrics.
William
Davis is a famous poet and great lover of nature. Most of his poems are about
objects of nature and beauty of nature. This poem “Leisure” is about time free
from work or duties. The poet laments at this sad fact that we are busy in our
world to such an extent that we cannot tend free time to beauties of nature.
Man is running blindly after materialistic things. One must get some time to
see and enjoy the beauty of nature.
Critical
Appreciation:
This poem is
a criticism on modern man’s has become so busy in his work that he has not even
a single moment to see and appreciate the beauties of nature. There are so many
charming scenes to enjoy and according to poet we should enjoy them.
“A thing of
beauty is a joy for ever.” (Keats)
About
Leisure:
The language
of the poem is simple and straightforward. There are 14 lines in the poem like
a sonnet but actually, it is a two liner poem. The description of the poem is
very impressive. When the poet says
that we must see squirrels hiding their nuts in grass, shining streams in
daylight and beautiful dancing ladies.All these things create enchanting scenes
and situation in the poem.
“No time to turn at beauty’s glance,
And watch her feet, how they can
dance.”
Monday 17 June 2013
The Rebel By D.J. Enright
The Rebel
When everybody has short hair,
The rebel lets his hair grow long.
When everybody has long hair,
The rebel cuts his hair short.
When everybody talks during the
lesson ,
The rebel does’ n say a word.
When nobody talks during the lesson ,
The rebel creates a disturbance.
When everybody wears a uniform ,
The rebel dresses in fantastic
clothes.
When everybody wears fantastic
clothes
The rebel dresses soberly.
In the company of dog lovers ,
The rebel expresses a preference for
cats.
In the company of cat lovers ,
The rebel puts in a good word for
dogs.
When everybody is praising the sun ,
The rebel remarks on the need for
rain.
When everybody is greeting the rain ,
The rebel regrets the absence of sun.
When everybody goes to the meeting
The rebel stays at home and reads a
book.
When everybody stays at home and
reads a book ,
The rebel goes to the meeting.
When everybody says , yes please!
The rebel says , No thank you.
When everybody says: No thank you ,
The rebel says , yes please!
It is very good that we have rebels
You may not find it very good to be
one.
BY (D.J.
Enright)
Enright, D.j.
English poet born Leamington 1920
Enright taught English in
universities of Alexandria and Singapore; then returned to England to work in
publishing. He built up a considerable British reputation by avoiding
rhetorical gestures and putting strict limits on language so that his verbal
tone is restrained even when his subjects are interesting. His is a poetry that
values irony above passion and keeps an emotional distance from the reader. He
projects an aloof and pedagogic personality in poems that gently mock
philistinism, as in Buy one Now ‘: “This new poem does not work for you. / just
drop your mind into it / and leave it to soak/while you relax with the telly /
or Go out to the pub. ‘
Note:
The poem is remarkable for its
amusing hum our devoid of malice or bitterness. The poet successfully persuades
us to develop tolerance for rebels and bear with their eccentric attitude and
desire to be different from regimented crowd governed by a mass and mind.
The poet has a sensible appreciation for the complex and contradictory attitude of rebels and non-conformists. Every adolescent action is motivates by self-assertion, exhibitionism, and individualistic show of defiance and an unstructured urge to be different an indifferent world. He is therefore, a pseudo rebel. D.J. Enright's portrait of a rebel is keen, subtle and witty. Neither vicious nor dangerous, the rebel-role play-acting is harmlessly motivated by either a sense of inferiority, insecurity or self exhibition. Serious and solemn in themselves, and funny to their peers, but unfunny to their superiors. A passing phase in a person's growth towards maturity. Questioning his readers to ponder, the poem remains open-ended, though it closes on a cautionary muted note.
The poem is remarkable for its amusing humour devoid of malice or bitterness. The poet successfully persuades us to develop tolerance for rebels and bear with their eccentric attitude and desire to be different from regimented crowd governed by a mass mind.
Introduction:
D.j Enright is a famous and modern poet. He has a forceful style of narration. He portrays the rebellious nature of man. He observes that a man becomes a rebel only when things go against his desires. He makes use of convincing words to arouse sympathy, for the rebel.
D.J. Enright is a famous English poet. In this poem, the poet has depicted that a rebel in a society is one who wishes to be different from others and believes in self-assertion. He tries to maintain his uniqueness in all fields of life. The rebel only needs attention of people and to get that he stupid things. Element of humour and satire is present in this poem.
The poet has a sensible appreciation for the complex and contradictory attitude of rebels and non-conformists. Every adolescent action is motivates by self-assertion, exhibitionism, and individualistic show of defiance and an unstructured urge to be different an indifferent world. He is therefore, a pseudo rebel. D.J. Enright's portrait of a rebel is keen, subtle and witty. Neither vicious nor dangerous, the rebel-role play-acting is harmlessly motivated by either a sense of inferiority, insecurity or self exhibition. Serious and solemn in themselves, and funny to their peers, but unfunny to their superiors. A passing phase in a person's growth towards maturity. Questioning his readers to ponder, the poem remains open-ended, though it closes on a cautionary muted note.
The poem is remarkable for its amusing humour devoid of malice or bitterness. The poet successfully persuades us to develop tolerance for rebels and bear with their eccentric attitude and desire to be different from regimented crowd governed by a mass mind.
Introduction:
D.j Enright is a famous and modern poet. He has a forceful style of narration. He portrays the rebellious nature of man. He observes that a man becomes a rebel only when things go against his desires. He makes use of convincing words to arouse sympathy, for the rebel.
D.J. Enright is a famous English poet. In this poem, the poet has depicted that a rebel in a society is one who wishes to be different from others and believes in self-assertion. He tries to maintain his uniqueness in all fields of life. The rebel only needs attention of people and to get that he stupid things. Element of humour and satire is present in this poem.
Critical appreciation:
D.J Enright in this simple and
humorous poem criticizes the behavior of young rebellious persons. This is an
interesting poem which is also a satirical one. This poem depicts the poet’s
knowledge abcut human nature. In fact this is story of a man who wants to live
with his own individuality. It shows the actions of immaturity of rebels. The behaviour
of rebels is contradictory. He wants change. He does not want to sink in the
crowd of people. He always acts against the normal behavior. May be he has complex
of inferiority and insecurity so he acts in this manner to get the attention of
other people. He is always eager to show off his rebellious nature. According to
chasterfield .The central idea of this poem is that a dull and same life is
boring. Rebels provide coloures and variety to this dull life.
"A little rebellion now and then is a medicine
necessary for the sount health of government."
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