A Reading of "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud (Daffodils)" by William Wordsworth

"I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud," also known as "Daffodils," by former British Poet Laureate William Wordsworth (1770-1850). The poem is read by the President of The Society of Classical Poets, Evan Mantyk, and filmed by Katy Mantyk on May 10, 2020, Mother's Day. Read more about "I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud" and Wordsworth here: https://classicalpoets.org/2018/10/06...

Daffodils, or ‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’

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.