I Wondered Lonely as a Leaf

I wondered lonely as a leaf
that sails across and Autumn sky
when all at once I saw a reef
a host of colors passing by
beside the sand beneath the shells
with a stem at end my lonely leaf trails

Continuous as the wind that blows
and send the troubles away
they glide within the air and flow
along the horizon on a breezy day
77 I saw gathered in a circle
so many colors yellow green and golds

The branches from which they fell stick out
reaching down to the ground to get
a last touch before they went about
with they're flying frenzied fit
I thought and wondered but hardly saw
that these little things were without a flaw

For oft when I take my daily walk
in sometimes a direction others not
they rustle in the wind I hear natures talk
which belongs to the forgotten ones that rot
stepped on and crumbled by a strangers feet
brought to rest my now lifeless leaf

By Samantha Campbell

Author's Note

Inspired by "I wondered lonely as a cloud" By William Wordsworth

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.

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.

Reviews

[Samantha ~virginpoet]

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Nicely written. I feel like I am swaying with the poem.
And I agree with 'Thomas Fitzgerald', the poet W.W. would def appreciate the inspiration you took from his writing..

[Thomas Fitzgerald]

William Wordsworth, would be proud of the inspiration he gave and the route you take with it, well penned, good, read