Spring has sprung up
all around us with blossoms and crocuses (Croci?) and my favourite, daffodils.
All those golden heads waving in the breeze always makes me
smile! Here is a picture taken from outside our local public house.
Daffodil Trivia – did
I mention that I love daffodils?
Ancient Romans
cultivated daffodils and believed that sap extracted from the flowers
possessed healing properties.
Daffodils were a symbol
of chivalry during Victorian times. They are a symbol of hope today.
And, since it is
impossible to think of golden daffodils without thinking of a certain
poem, I'll leave you with that. Extra bit of trivia – did you know
that Wordsworth actually wrote two versions of this poem? The second
version is probably the best known, and the one I use below, but if
you want to compare, you can find the original
here.
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I wandered lonely as a
Cloud 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 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
