Daffodils by William Wordsworth
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 leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but 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.
The first of many bouquets from my flower garden. A sure sign that spring is on the way here, in the deep South of North Florida. While I don't have ten thousand, I do have a nice bunch of varieties that do well here; I've collected them over the years with the help of daffodil expert/artist, Linda Van Beck and the Florida Daffodil Society. Whether I am cutting them for inside, or walking outside admiring them, they really are a source of great pleasure.
Comments (7)
They are beautiful,Jan. I can't wait to see some flowers around here in Philadelphia!
Posted by sheri | March 11, 2009 9:54 PM
Posted on March 11, 2009 21:54
Jan, this is one of my favorite poems! I also grow some daffodils in our yard-- also now blooming. And I also enjoy cutting them so I can have flowers inside. Happy springtime!
Posted by kaydee | March 11, 2009 10:32 PM
Posted on March 11, 2009 22:32
Jan, How beautiful and how lucky to have them blooming in your garden.
Posted by Barb Cabot | March 11, 2009 11:41 PM
Posted on March 11, 2009 23:41
Your daffodils are lovely! They are sprouting out in SoCal too. Guess it must mean spring!
Posted by nancyhol | March 12, 2009 12:54 AM
Posted on March 12, 2009 00:54
Those are really lovely, jan, and from your garden, too. Most of my spring flowers come from Trader Joe's, although they are certainly sprouting up all around me, in others' gardens.
Posted by Marcia | March 12, 2009 4:23 PM
Posted on March 12, 2009 16:23
Beautiful!
Posted by candi | March 12, 2009 10:59 PM
Posted on March 12, 2009 22:59
Beautiful daffodils! I don't think they grow here, or at least I have never seen them here.
Posted by girasoli | March 15, 2009 2:54 AM
Posted on March 15, 2009 02:54