a grove of daffodils
circled by bees,
runes of springtime
Copyright 2018 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: Look no farther for signs of spring. New England is burgeoning with them. I post about daffodils every spring. Here’s a poem from my current reverie, seeing the classic shape as a letter meaning spring, similar to the letter “i”, but blooming. Happy Poetry Friday and thanks to Margaret Simon at Reflections on the Teche for hosting. A bonus daffodil poem below:
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.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.
And twinkle in the milky way
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*continuous as the stars that shine* that one got me😭😭😭
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Wordsworth is wonderful.
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ANCIENT RHYTHMS CYCLICAL AND POETIC—EWHAT COULD BE BETTER?
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Thanks, Jonathan.
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You are the scribe of nature’s notables!
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Thank you! I like that.
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Lovely poem Brenda! And, as for Daffodils by William Wordsworth, it’s an evergreen classic! Thanks for putting both these beauties together in one place😊
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Thanks for your comments.
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Beautiful poem, thanks for sharing.
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Thank you.
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Gorgeous daffodils ~ lovely heron ~
Peaceful Memorial Day to you in the USA
C & Z
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Thanks! Peace is a wonderful wish.
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Gone are the daffodils and tulips. The iris and peonies are fading. But look! Here come the zinnias and sunflowers!
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You are ahead of us. My peonies are still closed up tight.
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“Runes of springtime, indeed” – perfect way to describe them!
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Thanks, Matt.
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Daffy-down-dillies as my Mom used to call them each spring. Beautiful photo and poem that brought back memories.
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Milne called them that. His poem is on a different post of mine: https://friendlyfairytales.com/2017/04/27/daffodalliance/ Did your mom like poetry?
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Brenda, your poem is beautiful and exactly right. Of course daffodils are “runes of springtime.” Thank you for including the Wordsworth, too. It’s one of my favorites.
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Thanks, Catherine. I’m so glad everyone likes my take on daffodils this year. 🙂
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Our daffodils have come and gone, but I do so look forward to them each spring. I’m glad to get a peek at yours this week and love “runes of spring.”
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Thanks, Kay. They come and go too quickly.
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I used to live near a small town in middle Tennessee called, Bell Buckle. Every spring they held a Daffodil Festival. The road leading into town was lined with thousands of yellow daffodil first planted by the town’s founder. It is a lovely, artist community. Seeing all these lovely flowers is making me homesick.
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What a beautiful memory. That needs to be in a story. 🙂
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The sound of the word daffodil is almost as delightful as the flower itself!
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It is fun, isn’t it? Thanks for stopping by and for hosting!
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Is it OK with you if I find your take more fun than Wordsworth? I do love the way you find something simple but timeless and make me think, yes…yes, that’s it.
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Thanks, Linda. I’m having an Aw-Shucks moment now. 🙂
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It is feeling like summer here! Nice to go back to spring and the bee-encircled daffodils.
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Today is a bit summery, but we still have some bulbs.
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Simply, Superb! 😎🥀🥀🥀🥀🥀
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Thanks, Dorna.
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Ah, the daffodils! Look like pretty ladies in a row. Nice to read your poem (yes, runes!) and Wordsworth’s classic poem.
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Thanks, Jama! 🙂
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Ours have said their goodbyes, but I took a similar pic earlier. I love your idea of ‘runes’, which will stay in my memory, Brenda. They are spring’s opening salvo, aren’t they?
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They are the springiest of the bulbs, I think. 🙂
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Such lovely runes! We get daffodils here in February, so it feels fresh to me to read about them here today. 🙂 And I never thought of them as the letter “I.” Thank you! xo
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Wow, we get snow in February. And ice dams. LOL What a large country we have. Thanks for stopping by.
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Thanks for this bevy of daffodil wonder in poem form and images Brenda–I loved your “runes of springtime” and the rhythmic flow of Wordsworth’s daffodils!
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Thanks, Michelle. I like to read Wordsworth every spring. 🙂
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love the poem daffodils we studied it in school i remember….lovely pic too of the same
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Thanks!
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“My heart dances with the daffodils” over this post, Brenda. I look forward to seeing what you send me for my spring gallery. This one would be so lovely.
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A good idea. I’ll see if I can manage it today. 🙂
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It’s finally here. Hello Spring!
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Yay! Now that my novel revision is done, I can get outside in it.
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Good poem Brenda and I hope you are having warm and sunny days! Have a great Friday.
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Thanks! I may have been affected by the news in this one, wondering what it all means… 🙂 At least I can understand daffodils.
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Those are beautiful daffodils. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that variety before. They are such a lovely springtime sight, aren’t they? The Wordsworth poem has always been a favorite of mine. Thanks for a double daffodilicious springtime treat.
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Oooo, I like your new word! There’s a poem in that, too. 🙂
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both great, but which is which author? )
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As if. LOL
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I love both poems. Damn you’re good!
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You’re sweet! 🙂
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Daffodils all finished here now – they never last long enough!
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Sad when they are done.
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