CJ's World

Over the weekend, I followed the story of Catherine, HRH The Princess of Wales, being especially moved by her poignant video explaining her circumstances. And, I see there is a movement to display daffodils, the official flower of Wales. This is my tribute to her amazing resilience.

I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud (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.

[My British heritage keeps peeping through, as I’ve shared before, and I am on my way to buy some daffodils to spread around my living space. May their bright happy faces cheer you up also!]