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"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"
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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.
William Wordsworth
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nothing over
(4/27/2009 11:10:00 PM) |
Great poem, check out my poems too
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Valentin Savin
(4/15/2009 8:40:00 AM) |
I loved this poem. It was one of the first ones I started to translate into Russian in September 2007. Here is my translation (though I may have already posted it in earlier) :
В а л е н т и н С А В И Н
(м о и п е р е в о д ы ;)
Н А Р Ц И С С Ы
(У .В о р д с в о р т ;)
С л у ч а л о с ь , о д и н п о л е с у я б р о д и л ,
К а к о б л а к о н а д д о л и н а м и и х о л м а м и .
Ц в е т ы н а р ц и с с ы п о в с ю д у н а х о д и л .
О н и с т е л и л и с ь я р к и м и к о в р а м и .
Я м о г д о л г о , д о л г о з а н и м и и д т и .
О н и к о л ы х а л и с ь и с в е т и л и с ь н а в е т р у ,
С л о в н о з в ё з д ы н а М л е ч н о м п у т и .
Д о м о й я в о з в р а щ а л с я , л и ш ь к у т р у .
О т н и х н и к у д а н е д е т ь с я .
О н и п о в с ю д у , с к о л ь к о х в а т а е т в з г л я д а .
Н а н и х н е л ь з я н е з а г л я д е т ь с я .
Г л а з а р а з б е г а ю т с я о т и х н а р я д а .
И х т ы с я ч и , о н и д в и ж у т с я в р и т м е т а н ц а ,
К а к п р и л и в ы и о т л и в ы в о л н ,
П р е в о с х о д я б л е с к о м с в о е г о г л я н ц а .
К о л ы х а я с ь , с л о в н о н а в о д е ч ё л н .
О н и р а д у ю т г л а з и с л у х п о э т а .
Я , н е п е р е с т а в а я , н а н и х г л я д е л .
З а в о р о ж и л а м е н я п р е л е с т ь э т а .
Я с а м в е с е л и т ь с я с н и м и х о т е л .
Т е п е р ь , л ё ж а н а к у ш е т к е к а ж д ы й р а з ,
Б е з д у м е н я и л и п о л о н д у м ,
Ч у в с т в у ю , к а к т е н а р ц и с с ы м о й р а д у ю т г л а з .
О д и н о ч е с т в о у ж е н е т р е в о ж и т м о й у м .
С е р д ц е м о ё р а д о с т н о с т у ч и т
И в в и х р е в а л ь с а с н и м и к р у ж и т .
26.09.2007
О п у б л и к о в а н о в ж у р н а л е «П о э з и я » № 2,2007
(Н А Р Ц И С С Ы , с т р .90)
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William Stoneberger
(4/9/2009 11:12:00 AM) |
I also remember this poem from my youth, Deva. It is still a favorite. Captures Spring wonderfully.
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Kevin Straw
(4/9/2009 6:51:00 AM) |
Am I right in saying that this poem was written by WW from an account his sister Dorothy gave him when she returned from a walk. We have yet to learn that the countryside is our natural habitat. An experiment has found that the heart beats slower in green surroundings.
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Deva De Silva
(4/9/2009 12:39:00 AM) |
I picture my mother reciting this with such love for Wordsworthing art... My first encounter with an English poem!
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Noel Bayron
(3/12/2009 5:57:00 AM) |
My teacher in English Literature was on my mind everytime I read this poem. I got 'A' for interpreting this poem.
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Isaac Lyman
(2/25/2009 2:10:00 PM) |
I memorized this poem. It is the cornerstone of modern romantic poetry, and is ingeniously constructed. Every type of rhyme, very nice meter, nice message. I can't find any flaws in this poem - definitely worthy of a hall of fame somewhere.
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Laksita Ayodya
(2/13/2009 10:45:00 PM) |
Very memorable poem for me. I had used this poem to do my poetry analysis assignment in college. This poem shows the beauty and peace of nature.. To feel n absorb this poetry word by word can create a peaceful n freedom feeling inside me... ^_^
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Melissa Bayawa
(2/4/2009 5:01:00 AM) |
We tackled this poem in high school. I can still imagine how we enjoy paraphrasing it. I still remember our poster when our teacher requested us to draw what imagery is described in the poem. At the end of our activities, I learned that this poem encourages us to appreciate the beauty of nature and that we could find great happiness and contentment with nature.
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