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"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" 1804

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.

~William Wordsworth

The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size. - Gertrude S. Wister

Let us dance in the sun, wearing wild flowers in our hair... - Susan Polis Shutz

Happiness held is the seed, Happiness shared is the flower. - John Harrigan

And the day came when the risk it took to remain tightly closed in a bud, was more painful than the risk it took to BLOOM. - Anais Nin