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What is this life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare? No time to stand beneath the boughsAnd 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 canEnrich that smile her eyes began. A poor life if, full of care,We have no time to stand and stare.
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What is this life if, full of care,
- W.H. Davies
What is the poet saying in the last stanza of the poem?