"I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vales and hills" . . .
We were driving home today after a dentist appointment (oh joy - another root canal) and I saw a solitary cloud in the otherwise dusty, calima-laden sky. So naturally the above poem popped into my mind - a lonely cloud.
But just a cotton-pickin' minute . . . wasn't Wordsworth an Englishman? I mean - how often do the skies over England only contain ONE cloud?
Just wondering.
Good point mum! :-D x
ReplyDeleteJust lately theu have contained none but now full of them. Had all my teeth root filled years ago on the National Health.
ReplyDeleteEnglish skies often have one cloud - a really huge one that blocks all trace of blue and the sun!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Patsy's comment!
ReplyDeleteI read somewhere the original draft of the poem was 'I wandered lonely as a cow'.
ReplyDeleteOh dear, Mike - I shall never think of that poem the same way again! I suppose Wordsworth, like the rest of us, struggled to find the right words. his name must have been a handicap too - it's a lot to live up to.
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ReplyDeleteAll skies all over the world, are different now.
ReplyDeleteWhen is the last time you saw a clear night sky where every single space twinkled with a star's light?
Have to admit they do hang around in bunches. But at least that one cloud isn't raining on you.
ReplyDeleteHope you've recovered from the root canal work.