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The Woodman



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This life sized bronze fisherman gazing out to sea near the harbour at Port William is accompanied by the first verse of a poem called "Leisure" by W H Davies.



Here it is in full and most suitable for WAB I think.



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 and 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.
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ChrisJB

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Sat May 19, 2012 2:09pm

An interesting series John. I'd like to see these sometimes.



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The Woodman

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Sun May 20, 2012 4:15am

I came across all these by chance, Chris. This is the best one for me despite the great names associated with the Glenkiln statues. It's a perfect situation and one where you could just lean on the rail and start having having a chat! Judging by the worn area many do!



The first verse of the poem is inscribed on a small plaque to the left of the figure and is very fitting.



Port William has been much enhanced in recent years by the new harbour and various attractive features like this one.
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ChrisJB

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Sun May 20, 2012 4:32am

I was up that way a couple of years back, but must've by-passed this place on my way to the Mull of Galloway. It's a very underrated area.



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Mon May 21, 2012 1:57am

The sculptor has caught the 'desire to be a sea' in this statue - you can almost see him wanting to be off!!

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Fri November 16, 2012 9:36pm

What a fantastic sculpture, and like you say, the poem seems very fitting !
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