Sundial

I spent this afternoon at Nymans Gardens NT property and took this and many other pics of the poppies there. This pic and the the visit as a whole reminded me of the following poem (which I had to Google). Forgive the desaturating of the greens but they seemed to get in the way.

Time To Stop & Stare - William Henry Davies 1871 - 1940

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.