I wandered 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.

The memories of the trip to the lake district are still vivid in my head. It was the time after I went to my cousin's wedding in Durham in 2019. The wedding ceremony was held in one of the oldest colleges in Durham, where the love birds met. It was a beautiful heart touching celebration full of joy and love. After the wedding, we drove up to the lake district and stayed in a lovely hotel by the shores of Grasmere.

Grasmere is such a magic place enclosed on all sides by fells, a truely inspirational place for the great English poet William Wordsworth, who settled here at Dove cottage with his family. He produced many of greatest poems while living here. He called Grasmere the loveliest spot that man hath found.

I was absolutely stunned by the beauty of Grasmere and the rest of lake district. At dawn, Daffodil flowers were bathed in morning dew. The mist emerged from across the lake. The rolling hills behind the fog came to the view. What a magnificent view!

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