We look before and after, And pine for what is not: Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught;

Write down the theme of the following poem (Not more than 50 words).

We look before and after, And pine for what is not: Our sincerest laughter With some pain is fraught; Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.

To a Skylark by PB Shelley

Answer : Human aspirations, happiness and sadness are the theme of the above five lines of the poem To a Skylark by PB Shelley. Human being always thinks about his past and less future and thinks about what is not. According to the poet, nature has a super power to inspire and delight the human spirit.