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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud

by William Wordsworth

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.

This poem was featured on the Writer's Almanac today; one of my daily reads.

The image of the daffodils "fluttering and dancing in the breeze" is perfect for today.

Years ago, my work commute was a long drive in heavy traffic;

the last leg of the journey was along a street lined with giant suburban houses,

most built a long time ago with good architectural bones;

one of the property owners on this street planted daffodils along the roadside; masses of them.

The first year that I drove down that street in April

and saw all the daffodils in bloom

I gasped aloud at the sheer volume and beauty of the sight.

I was inspired to give my own burst of happiness to travelers

each spring

so I planted clumps of daffodils down on the roadside of my property.

Today, they still look beautiful;

the sand and salt from the winters killed off many clumps,

but for the most part

it is a sunny, happy display of spring.

Happiness can be yours just by looking at nature.

I smile and have a spring in my step each year when the flowers are in full display.

People have stopped and told me how much they like the flowers too.

weekend planting...