I must confess to not being a lover of all Wordsworth’s poetry. I do, however derive considerable pleasure from the poet’s “The Solitary Reaper”:
“Behold her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by herself;
Stop here, or gently pass!
Alone she cuts and binds the grain,
And sings a melancholy strain;
O listen! for the Vale profound
Is overflowing with the sound.
No Nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands
Of travellers in some shady haunt,
Among Arabian sands:
A voice so thrilling ne’er was heard
In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird,
Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides.
Will no one tell me what she sings?—
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far-off things,
And battles long ago:
Or is it some more humble lay,
Familiar matter of to-day?
Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain,
That has been, and may be again?
Whate’er the theme, the Maiden sang
As if her song could have no ending;
I saw her singing at her work,
And o’er the sickle bending;—
I listened, motionless and still;
And, as I mounted up the hill,
The music in my heart I bore,
Long after it was heard no more.”
K Morris - Poet 
Remember having to study this at school – not my fondest memory – though his words have a little more meaning now rather than then
Thanks for your comment. Sometimes having to study a thing (what ever that thing may be) kills the love of it. I didn’t have to study Wordsworth but did come across his poetry in the school library. Kevin
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Kevin
Hi Kevin it is a well deserved award. The rules (and all I know about the award) can be found at my blog, as you already seem to have discovered! Have a nice weekend.
Thank you. Yes just after having read your kind nomination on this post I came across your post nominating me. All the best and I hope you enjoy a sunny weekend. Kevin
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