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:
Nancy,
I love this poem and was required to memorize it in school, too. I like your lovely photos very much. You blog looks great.
Such beautiful photos of daffodils. That is one of my favorite poems and I love this time of year when we see these flowers in bloom.
I cannot wait to plant bulbs in the mountains! Will they survive the deer, I wonder?
Daffodils do great - King Alfred is my best. They come back year after year. Tulips come back for a few years. Plant them in the fall but tulips have to be replaced. The deer do not bother my plants. They go around the property because of my dogs.
If you have sun, day lilies do well. There are all kinds including reblooming lilies and now everblooming lilies that bloom all summer. I just planted some. I'll let you know if they are everblooming.
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