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
The poet might be trying to establish how lonely he is here. “In such a jocund company” – this refers to how the daffodils are enough companionship for him. Note that ‘jocund’ means ‘amusing’ or ‘joking’. Truly a man who is alone will feel that flowers are “jocund” company.
Daffodils