▁said ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁so ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁poetry . ▁The ▁celebrated ▁opening ▁of ▁his ▁wise ▁little ▁poem ▁" Le is ure " ▁has ▁its ▁orig ins ▁here ." ▁St ones ifer ▁traces ▁the ▁central ▁idea ▁to ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁Dav ies ' ▁other ▁po ems ▁- ▁" The ▁house builder " ▁( from ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁The ▁Bird ▁of ▁Parad ise ), ▁" A ▁Happy ▁Life " ▁and ▁" Tra ffic ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁" B ells " ▁and ▁" This ▁World ". ▁ ▁Sign ific ance ▁and ▁legacy ▁Dav ies ▁is ▁generally ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁opening ▁two ▁lines ▁of ▁this ▁poem . ▁It ▁has ▁appeared ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁anth ologies ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁and ▁in ▁many ▁general ▁poem ▁anth ologies , ▁including : ▁▁▁▁ ▁Book ▁of ▁a ▁Th ous and ▁Po ems ▁( 1 9 8 3 ), ▁Peter ▁Bed rick ▁Books ▁ ▁Ang lo - Wel sh ▁Po etry ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁Po etry ▁Wales ▁Press ▁ ▁Common ▁Gr ound ▁( 1 9 8 9 ), ▁Car can et ▁▁ ▁A ▁Po em ▁a ▁Day ▁( 1 9 9 6 ), ▁Ste er for th ▁Press ▁ ▁The ▁poem ▁features , ▁in ▁spoken ▁form , ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁Anth ology ▁of ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁English ▁Po etry ▁( Part ▁I ), ▁originally ▁issued ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Fol k ways ▁Records ▁label ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁British ▁television ▁advert is ements ,