As you know, it was his sister Dorothy who first noticed the daffodils and often walked with him, taking notes. She was with him when he spotted the golden host (despite saying he was wandering
lonely as a cloud, but then she was a mere woman....). So she COULD have written it first................except:
Why Dorothy Wordsworth is not as famous as her brother by Lynn Peters
“I wandered lonely as a …
They’re in the top drawer, William,
Under your socks –
No not that drawer, the top one.
I wandered by myself –
Well wear the ones you can find,
No, don’t get overwrought my dear,
I’m coming.
I was out one day wandering
Lonely as a cloud when –
Soft-boiled egg, yes my dear
As usual, three minutes -
As a cloud when all of a sudden –
Look, I said I’ll cook it,
Just hold on will you –
All right, I’m coming.
One day I was out for a walk
When I saw this flock –
It can’t be too hard, it had three minutes.
Well put some butter in it.
- This host of golden daffodils
As I was out for a stroll one –
Oh you fancy a stroll, do you.
Yes, all right William. I’m coming.
It’s on the peg. Under your hat.
I’ll bring my pad, shall I, in case
you want to jot something down.”