When I first skimmed this poem in my youth, I thought it was one of
those romantic poems that litter the landscape. Little did I realize
that in that simple poem Wordsworth summed up an entire philosophy of
life and it was loaded with meaning, depicting him wandering in a state
of worldly detachment.
It has similarities with the dance of the Dervishes which represents the
journey towards truth through love by jettisoning your ego and uniting
body, mind, and heart. Lonely as a cloud depicts worldly detachment and
unconcerned with immediate circumstances,pausing from our self-
destructive pace of the treadmill of life.
Watching a blade of
grass grow, an innocent child’s laugh or a host of daffodils symbolizes
the rich experiences and sensations of life which we miss out because we
are perennially caught up in our daily bustle and distractions of
living. Mankind has perverted his own nature with this so called
progress in modern society. We therefore forget to carry our cherished
moments and treasured memories that happen accidentally every day.
The last stanza says it all, the essence of nirvana the bliss of
solitude, heart full of pleasure and dancing with liberation and wild
abandon, like the free willed daffodils fluttering in the breeze. Slow
down and smell the zeitgeist (daffodils), forget the disconnected and
dispassionate nature of our lives – a daily haze of anguish, religion,
ritual and pointless moral codes of society. Civilization has destroyed
our bond and connection with nature.
Dance is an expression of
bliss and liberation accompanied by music which is the spiritual song of
the universe. As Martha stated, dance is the hidden language of the
soul – or a mystical journey and spiritual union with nature and your
inner self. Rumi has defined dance eloquently…. Dance is not rising to
your feet painlessly, like a speck of dust blowing in the wind. Dancing
is when you rise above both worlds – tearing your heart to pieces and
giving up your soul. -Dances with the wolves like Vinay-
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