I've only recently begun to explore the poetry of William
Wordsworth. This one's a beauty:
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the milky way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed--and gazed--but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:
For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
4 comments:
Ahh, very lovely.
I am so happy I came across your blog because it brought back so much memories! I remember our fifth-grade English teacher reading us this poem with lit-up eyes, in that enthusiasm that's contagious.
I've walked from the Wordsworth hotel in Grasmere up the road to look at the daffodils that inspired him. He lived in the beautiful English Lake district for a number of years.Thanks for the memories I just relived.
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maggie at expat brazil
Thanks for sharing this. It's lovely...
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