4.09.2009

A Spring Poem



"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.

William Wordsworth

2 comments:

Uncommon Blonde said...

I LOVE this poem! My great-grandmother can recite this one by heart and I think of her every time I hear or read this. Thanks for making me smile today

J E S S I C A said...

Aww! Well I'm glad I could make you smile! Your video made me smile so I guess we are even :)