Carmen at the Royal Albert Theatre, London
japra | Mar 03, 2009 | Comments 11
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.
Filed Under: Blog • London • Parenting • Theatre • What to Do
About the Author: JaPRA is an expat Texan living in England with her husband (Mr. DJ), their 17-year old daughter (Roxi), and their dog Trudy.
Daffodil “Aw, I give up…this is to hard.”
Julia
Julia–LOL! I think it just wanted to be a hothouse flower. It’s sitting by my computer right now. Who knew these things smelled so nice?!
Hi Japra,
Would love to have seen Carmen at the Albert Hall. Wonderful.
I think your daffodil was exhausted from too much dancing in the breeze.
Aaah, suicidal daffodils. Yes. I would be too if i announced to the world it was spring only to have it snow the very next week! (Apparently there is snow on the way!!??)
The Royal Albert Hall must have been so awesome!
Even if one doesn’t like the opera, it would be an experience just to be in the Royal Albert Theatre all dressed up.
The thing I like about daffodils is that the rabbits don’t nibble at them like they do the tulips.
Glad you so enjoyed Carmen and the surroundings. An amazing hall The Royal Albert. I remember dancing on the stage there in the 1970′s.
That was such a pretty sunrise sky you got recently.
Congestion charge! So frustrating.
Barbara–Maybe you are right. The poor, poor thing.
Emm–Really, more of the white stuff? And I was enjoying the Spring-like weather so.
Christine–I didn’t know daffodils smelled so nice! The one from my front step is happy here on my desk.
Barbara–Wow, that must have been something to be on stage at the Royal Albert Theatre. It’s a massive place! What were you performing? And the worst thing about the congestion charge for me is just being so stumped about it all. I am sure I’ll have it figured out by the time we move back to the States ;-)
Wonderful experience. It’s clear Roxi knows how lucky she is to have these opportunities.
I think the daffodil deliberately drooped to provide you with an excuse to separate it from the great outdoors. Then it could keep you company.
Apparently so! Okay, Ste says no but my colleague says yes.
Fantastic Forrest–I am a slow learner. I often have flowers on my dining room table, but I never thought to have a bloom right by my computer. How happy it makes me! This sweet yellow daffodil certainly makes things cheerful :-)
Emm–Ok, if it snows, at least I get to wear my new Emu boots!!
Extremely interesting blog post thanks for writing it I just added your site to my bookmarks and will check back.