Shelter in the Glen

There's a little shieling in Glen Shiel that I love to stop at on my to and from Skye.
The view changes every time.
I never tire of it.
And I always find time to stop here if the weather allows...

"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.

~ William Henry Davies ~