Lucy poems pt 5 (A Slumber did my Spirit Seal)
July 6, 2023Lucy Gray
July 6, 2023Lucy poems pt 4 (She Dwelt Among Untrodden Ways)
She dwelt among the untrodden ways
Beside the springs of Dove,
Maid whom there were none to praise
And very few to love:
A violet by a mossy stone
Half hidden from the eye!
—Fair as a star, when only one
Is shining in the sky.
She lived unknown, and few could know
When Lucy ceased to be;
But she is in her grave, and, oh,
The difference to me!
William Wordsworth
William Wordsworth (1770-1850) was an English Romantic poet who is known for his celebration of nature and the common man. His most famous works include "Tintern Abbey," "The Prelude," and "Ode: Intimations of Immortality." He was appointed Poet Laureate of England in 1843.