I wandered lonely as a cloud

[Geoff-Allen]

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 dancing Daffodils;
Along the Lake, beneath the trees,
Ten thousand dancing in the breeze.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee: --
A poet could not but be gay
In such a laughing 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

https://wordsworth.org.uk/poetry/historical-poetry/daffodils.html

Enjoy!

 

[Eliab ben Benjamin]

always did enjoy from childhood, one I remember and smile

 

[David T]

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 dancing Daffodils;
Along the Lake, beneath the trees,
Ten thousand dancing in the breeze.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee: --
A poet could no but be gay
In such a laughing 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

https://wordsworth.org.uk/poetry/historical-poetry/daffodils.html

Enjoy!

Actually it seems having the an arts forum on a site called religious forums seems like an oxymoron.. I mean isn't religion generally dedicated to really crappy interpretations of ancient texts? Like a kind of bad art criticism. I mean I have a degree in that. So I find actual art offensive!!! I demand plastic..

OK I I'm just joking but it was funny..

 

[Tmac]

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 dancing Daffodils;
Along the Lake, beneath the trees,
Ten thousand dancing in the breeze.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee: --
A poet could not but be gay
In such a laughing 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

https://wordsworth.org.uk/poetry/historical-poetry/daffodils.html

Enjoy!

I wonder why the cloud had to be lonely? Maybe the word carried a different meaning when he wrote this?

 

[sayak83]

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 dancing Daffodils;
Along the Lake, beneath the trees,
Ten thousand dancing in the breeze.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Outdid the sparkling waves in glee: --
A poet could not but be gay
In such a laughing 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

https://wordsworth.org.uk/poetry/historical-poetry/daffodils.html

Enjoy!

One of those poems we had to recite by heart in oral exams in school. Great way to spoil good poetry.