One of my favourite poems!



Daffodils" (1804)

I WANDER'D 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 stretch'd 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.

By William Wordsworth (1770-1850).

Everytime I read this poem I'm really inspired! Have you ever had such an experience? You enjoyed something so much and every single little detail leaves an imprint on your heart? I don't have a single such memory... yet...There have been several beautiful and enjoyable moments in my life which I can lie back upon and ponder about, but not a single one I remember as vividly as wordsworth has described his daffodils...
Every single blog I write, I think - " Ah! When I read this 5 years later, I'll wonder - wow! That was me!!! " But I'm still waiting for "my daffodil moment" - when I won't need words to remember...merely to describe!

4 comments:

prithz said...

Hey... wordsworth and his romantic era are so much to look out for... awesome poem..

i have had such "dafodil" moments in my life... its either been with certain people i really admire for their character and attitude.. i observe them really keenly and take note of every detail( u r one amongst them.. so watch out when i am around!!!) also, when i visit certain places, i do observe a lot.... :)

dunt u worry.. ur moment will soon arrive... :)

Archun said...

wow! that's really flattering!! Its awesome that you've had daffodil moments - I can sometimes read that in your blogs!! and yeah..I'm waiting for mine to come soon..

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