My mother grew up in a beset post-Depression family that saddled her with too many responsibilities, including, from age 9, ...

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 ...

On the Vineyard, it’s different. Spring, when it finally deigns to make an entrance, take the stage at a stately pace. Here, ...

may recall his calling these blossoms “daffodowndillies” in his children’s book of poetry from 1924. Others who have written about daffodils include Shakespeare and Wordsworth, both British ...

Poetry is fantastic ... When all at once I saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils.' He also used personification, which is describing an object as if it were alive. 'Beside the lake, beneath ...

Poetry is a form of writing designed to evoke ... When all at once I saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils.' He also used personification, which is describing an object as if it were alive.