Sunday, October 12, 2008

Quote of the Week

Since I don't know what the lesson is on, I thought I'd share one of my favorite poems with you. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

"Daffodils"

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.

By William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

1 comment:

Relief Society said...

Oh, just so everyone knows, the Bishop will be teaching our lesson this week, so there is no lesson material to be read! But if you want to get started early for the next Sunday....#19 in JSM :)