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Stanza 3 "Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now", by Alfred Edward Housman - Poem 3 Book III Explanation - BISE Gujranwala

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And since to look think in bloom Fifty springs are little room About the woodland, I will go To see the cherry hung with snow   Reference : These lines have been taken from the poem,  “ Loveliest of Trees, The Cherry Now”,  by  Alfred Edward Housman. Context:    In this beautifully composed poem, the poet has expressed his profound and passionate love for nature. Its shows the poet's admiration of nature and its stunning objects especially cheery during the spring season. The tree has cast a  tremendous   and  captivating  impact on the feelings and mind of the poet when the poet sees his beloved tree, cheery loaded with white flowers. The poet wants to enjoy the company of his loveliest tree for a long time. Nevertheless, he cannot quench his  aesthetic thirst  in his short span of life, as he thinks fifty years is not a big period to enjoy. Explanation:  In these lines, the poet in his  spontaneous overflow  of...