Monday, March 10, 2008
Spring Blessings
What's cheerier than a daffodil on a grey day? Kari and Kijsa are hosting a spring blessings gathering. Hop on over to see the other posters.
I love this poem 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 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.
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Your daffodils certainly are cheery and bright. Spring's coming I know, but, until then, we may have to keep buying daffodils bouquets.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL Daffodils. Makes me happy just to look at them. I really enjoy your blog! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLorrie,
ReplyDeleteIf you visit Charm & Grace's Poetry Page, you will see that great minds think alike! Teehee...
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Happy spring blessings,
Christi