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Monday, May 4, 2009

Worthy Words & Daffodils


This was my very first post, back in December'08. Friko's comment on the poem I posted yesterday made me think of sharing this for a second time.

Some people have a way with words. When we read what they have written we feel that they are expressing our deepest thoughts. It confirms, empowers and inspires us; it helps burn a thought or image indelibly on our phsyche. Using and acknowledging their words can help us reach out to others. "See, this is the essence of what I feel" "that's what I was trying to say!"
In the Daffodil poem by William Wordsworth I appreciate the descriptions that take me with the author to a wild field of yellow flowers by a wind-swept lake.

What I value most about this poem is near the end "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.

The poem not only takes me to places that I recognize from my English childhood but I can draw on those memories whenever I wish. They are mine. I often store away images and moments, knowing I will visit them again and they will warm and gladden me.

3 comments:

  1. You, my dear English Rider, have a way with words and an extremely interesting life to share. The blogosphere is the better for your presence here.

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  2. Interesting. Some people think in pictures. I tend to think in words. Though I can "paint" a picture with words, my mind needs to "speak it" rather than see it. You seem to have a facility for both.

    Not sure what evokes my journeys back to times past. I am still in my childhood home, so there is no place I need to go. This year, I think the lilacs in bloom are my strongest sensual connection.

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  3. "Some people have a way with words. When we read what they have written we feel that they are expressing our deepest thoughts."

    Yes, exactly, your blog is always a source of inspiration for me.
    Thank-you.
    Di

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