Daffodils by Ted Hughes

[selenak]

This is one of the Birthday Letters poems, which Ted Hughes wrote about Sylvia Plath through the decades and only published a little more than a year before his own death. Leaving the biographical background completely aside, this is also my favourite poem about daffodils (of which the English language offers several), or April in England (pace,

Comments

[kivrin]

Wow. That's fantastic. Thank you for sharing it.

[selenak]

You're very welcome.

[likeadeuce]

Thanks for that. It's amazing.

[selenak]

I always thought so, and am glad to share!

[fallingtowers]

That's just eerily beautiful.

*adds to memories*

[selenak]

Try the entire collection - Birthday Letters, that is - you won't regret it.

[diotimah]

I love the Birthday Letters. You just inspired me to reread them.:-)

[selenak]

They're wonderful to read, every time.

[diotimah]

Couldn't agree more.;-)