I wandered lonely as a cloud (in lockdown), with Simon Russell Beale | FT
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- The actor performs William Wordsworth's most famous poem, which takes on new meaning amid the coronavirus crisis. He will be performing more poems at the upcoming FT Weekend Festival. See if you get the FT for free as a student (ft.com/schoolsa...) or start a £1 trial: subs.ft.com/sp...
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Thank you. This is my favourite poem since I first saw thick rows of daffodils in an English b&b Garden and later on the drive into Aberdeen. It inspired me to my own rows and clumps of daffodils in my garden and every spring this poem is alive.
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.
Lovely. I'd enjoy more of these!
I am now of huge fan of Simon. Strolling the streets of my adoptive Paris, I am savouring every sentence he utters in his astounding voiceover performance of the Audiobook version of Pat Barker's (also astonishing) book entitled "Regeneration."
How simply beautiful, you have a voice that could melt stone. Thank you so much for cheering this lady up. 😊😊😊😊🐱🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Wordsworth would definitely have hated the Financial Times. What happens when one wanders on private property?
nice video
Well...that was different lol. I think he should be on frequently, and will doubtless be more knowledgeable that any of the lame FT personnel to date.
😭😭😭 beautiful
Nice one
thank you
Hmmm
Why cant businesses buy vaccines, I'm sure there is enough, vaccinate its employees and get back to work, and ensure any visitor to the premises has had the vaccine before entry?
1st
the Internet fights back against Wordsworth, and fails
This would’ve been more poignant if it wasn’t obvious that he was reading and not fully immersed in the words.