Colours

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.


I stood beneath the boughs of this cherry plum watching a pair of blue tits flitting amongst the blossom and tweeting happily. The colours of Ukraine. There's no chance for the poor, brave, beleaguered people of Ukraine to stand and stare, their lives full of care. They're on our minds constantly. Hoping for peace.