Or otherwise used in any way without the express written permission of the owner. The material on this site may not be copied, reproduced, downloaded, distributed, transmitted, stored, altered, adapted, Purchasing books through any poet's Amazon links helps to support Your Daily Poem. All rights reserved.Īs an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Website Development by Practical Business SystemsĬontents of this web site and all original text and images therein are copyright © by Your Daily Poem. This has been a favourite of mine for years. I love that line too! I never read that poem before, but it's a delight!Įnrich that smile her eyes began - what a beautiful line. "a's are pronounced long as in "father", not as in "cat". #DONT QUIT POEM SUMMARY HOW TO#Mum didn't want us to grow up with broad Yorkshire accents! This poem, "Leisure", was the first poem we learned on how to say the words correctly in the King's English. What a beautiful, meaningful poem.Īs a girl living in Yorkshire, England, our Mum sent my sister and myself to take Elocution lessons. When I was a young mother with a husband,children and a house to take care of, some of these lines would flow through my head. I learned this at school nearly 70 years ago. It is a lovely poem and I?m delighted to have found it again and remembered the full verse. How strange that this year we were all able to stand and stare, having time on our hands. I have never forgotten the opening lines and thought how relevant they are to our busy lives today, and have said them to my own children. It will be the first big step toward bringing people. Many of our social, political, and religious problems can be solved in a very easy way, according to the poet. #DONT QUIT POEM SUMMARY MANUAL#The poet is worried about violence, animal brutality, and the fate of manual laborers. I grew up with my mother saying this poem to us., ( born in 1931). The poem Keeping Quiet is, in essence, anti-war poetry. My father,a naval officer always encouraged us to read good literature.Elocution was also important and we were encouraged to learn these poems by heart and enunciate each word properly in front of the whole class. Posted 01:21 it in school growing up in Bombay. I grew up with my dad quoting this poem.It always brought a smile to my face.still does.I am now 48.My dad at one stage changed it for a poem for my sister, about throwing her clothes across a chair.Funny thing is she has always been the neat one.This is such an awesome poem.I actually want to try cross stitch it and frame it for my dad. It has inspired me to write a couple of poems myself, and now my son finds it inspiring too. Wow! My father, who never returned home without a book for us (9 children) to read, taught us this beautiful poem in the mid seventies. Overworked me got irritated and at that time my father quoted this poem. There in market my son insisted on hanging on the railing and watch people go by. Once I went for shopping accompanied by my father and son.
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