March 20, 2011

Spring Welcome!

vintage-daffodils


Daffodils

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 leaves in glee;
A poet could not be but 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.

13 comments:

  1. Very pretty card Donna!
    Happy Spring to you too!!
    hughugs

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  2. Happy 1st Day of Spring Donna!!! Hope your daffodils bring you lots of blooms this week!

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  3. Oh, you have touched my heart today, my friend. God sent me daffodils one day long ago when I needed a lift. Bunches and bunches of daffodils! And I recently found this poem. I have a special project coming up - I'm going to frame this poem and feature it somewhere special. Will share when I have photos of the project to share.
    ~Adrienne~

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  4. Sweet vintage greeting and what is more indicative of spring than daffodils? Very cheery and a very happy spring to you, too!

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  5. Love the poem and the picture. Hooray for spring

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  6. HI Donna..thank you so much for stopping by to say hello :)

    I had no idea Marty was yours..I did a search for vintage rabbit images and he came up..copyright free...please know..if you are uncomfortable with me using him..I will certainly remove him.

    Wishing you a lovely evening.
    Doreen

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  7. Beautiful post to welcome in Spring!!

    I have a vision of a little girl dancing in the daffodils and sunshine with nary a care and she looks like you!

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  8. What a sweet poem and I LOVE the graphic.

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  9. Happy Spring to you, Ms Donna! But, I have to tell you it feels more like summer here. I worked in the yard all day yesterday, and about kilt my durn self. Today, I'm a slug! :)

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  10. Stunning! The daffies AND the poem.

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