fran m's Journal

Cloncaw 25 January 2011 21:01:22

Roll on spring flowers and days.

Ladybird 25 January 2011 21:10:52

Last year my first daffodil arrived 18th January but no early surprises this year!

kindredspirit 25 January 2011 21:14:22

I WANDER'D 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 stretch'd 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.

Ladybird 25 January 2011 21:21:43

That brings back memories!!

MartinB 25 January 2011 21:23:26

Kindred that is the one poem that I cannot stand, oh and thanks for the lift, much appreciated

TheH (Hazel) 25 January 2011 21:40:54

Pictures of Daffodils were the one thing that helped me with homesickness for Spring during a year in Cambodia (2003 - 2004)My family all took pics of their gardens to help me feel more at home and it really worked.

Periwinkle 25 January 2011 23:34:05

Nothing like the thought of those bright flowers to cheer one up! Well done for reminding us!

Lìga 26 January 2011 19:37:20

Can't wait when i see them again:)