the speaker has been ridiculed by someone, perhaps as a child by an adult, for "standing and staring" at something that fascinated him. Now, in this poem, he explores the idea of standing and staring, and he wants to know what life is about if standing and staring cannot be tolerated.from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Davies' 'Leisure'
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The speaker has explored the subtle differences between his muse and his own soul in several earlier sonnets, and he continues a variation on this theme here. It could be argued that a useful overall theme for the entire sonnet sequence includes the classic battle between mind and soul.
from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Shakespeare Sonnet 49
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