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William Wordsworth (1770-1850 / Cumberland / England)
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Wordsworth, born in his beloved Lake District, was the son of an attorney. He went to school first at Penrith and then at Hawkshead Grammar school bef .. more >>
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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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  Alaa ...  (11/9/2009 10:32:00 AM)

i have nice memories
  Devin Robinson  (10/27/2009 5:47:00 PM)

Poem was beautiful... well written
  Darlric John Lotik  (10/15/2009 8:40:00 PM)

this poem is so great
we tackle it now during my high school times

so beautiful! !
  Shannon Lasater  (9/14/2009 3:28:00 AM)

i like it, u should read my new poem, These Words
  Omotoyosi Soniyi  (8/22/2009 6:16:00 AM)

Waoh...beautiful poem
  nothing over  (4/27/2009 11:10:00 PM)

Great poem, check out my poems too
  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)
  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.
  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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