Come hearken now and ye shall hear,
the master's words which I revere.
Nature and life his thoughts abound,
In all his works they can be found.
Resplendent is a flower's bloom,
Through him you smell the sweet perfume.
He sat upon an old gray stone,
Drinking this splendor from his throne.
And thus when his friend Matthew spake,
To him one morn by Esthwaite lake;
Reply he did of Mother Earth,
The beauty seen in spring's rebirth.
His senses taking all this in,
Would play sweet tunes on violin;
While birds around him hopped and played,
He sat reclined in grassy glade.
William dear I now thank you,
For all the beauty you imbued.
A poet's heart you shared with all,
Divine your words that still enthrall.
Joyce Le Lievre
(sunny day)
© Joyce A. Le Lievre, All Rights Reserved
March 11, 2008
Author notes
Option 1. Write a poem about him, a Poem for the Poet.
In tribute to William Wordsworth on his birthday
April 7, 1770 - April 23, 1850
http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/William_Wordsworth
Picture and background are courtesy of the contest.
In a list
A contest entry
- Poems For The Poet by raspberry.
1890 points, ended May 3, 14 entries
Honorable winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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What a beautiful tribute. I am more than motivated to read his work. Have not done so for such a long long time. Thank you. Frans
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Frans, I would liked to have up your rating here and for some reason it does not allow me to do that. Thank you for your lovely words of praise. WW is a motivator for all of us.
I'm very happy you enjoyed my tribute to him. Love and God bless you always, Joyce 
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This is a wonderful tribute, Joyce
on a sunny lake day or not, to join with all who admire the Bard of Nature, and sing with you. Esthwaite is truly beautiful. We noticed that the early invaders into this part of Britain ended place names with '-thwaite'.
Your English matches the period well; the cast of speech, likewise. Pretty verses all.
Lovely poem. Ron.
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Ron, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise for me here. I am so sorry I just saw it. I tried to step into the character here Ron. Raspberry did say if you chose this option you best be prepared. LOL I had my Norton's Anthology of English Literature out that same day reminding me of the beauty of his words. I'm very happy that you enjoyed my tribute. Love and God bless you my friend, Joyce
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You have written a wonderful tribute to Wordsworth. You have expressed his style and grace in your own lovely words. I noticed you also paid homage to Longfellow as your first two lines are reminiscent of "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." I always hope the impact of poetry read in high school will continue in some way throughout one's life. While sometimes seeming old-fashioned and out of touch, the words can show us the world in ways we had not imagined. Good luck in this contest. Liz
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Liz, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise for my tribute sis. It was like digging for buried treasure when I pulled out that Norton's Anthology of English Literature. I heard Sr Ann's words as she quoted verbatim from it without opening it while I read from Wordsworth. I remembered how intimidating that was though it inspires me now. I had to fight to the last term of senior year to get honor roll with her. She kept me off every term till the final when she went from a C+ to a B-. She was tough and I realize why she had to be. You're so write that these are things we should long remember. And yes, Paul Revere's famous ride. I have walke part of the trail. I'll never find myself out of touch with these parts of history as they have created memories in my life. Thank you for the good wishes also. I kind of went on about that English Class. LOL
Love and hugs, Joyce 
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Very good
I appreciate u taking care for the flow of the poem. Good work on the whole and thanks for the time and effort put in. The flow is really good and smooth..
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raspberry, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise for me here. After reading your words I was inspired to write about this brilliant master. I got out my old high school book, The Norton's Anthology of English Literature and started refreshing my memory of this great man. It brought back so much to me. I'm very happy that you enjoyed this one. Love and God bless, Joyce
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I enjoyed this entry so very much. The rhyming (which I enjoy immensely) is beautiful and I felt that you had really studied the poet before writing your own tribute to him.
Von - Oldpoetry
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rufina, Thank you for the lovely words of praise that you gave to me here. When I saw raspberry's contest I got out my Norton's Anthology of English Literature immediately. I do look at it from time to time since high school some 30 years ago. LOL It was a pleasure to go back and have a look at the master here. I'm very happy that you enjoyed my tribute for him. Love and God bless, Joyce
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Joyce this is a wonderful tribute to a awsome poet... good luck in the contest ... love you cheeky xxx
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Judie, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise for me here. He is truly awesome and I'm very happy you enjoyed my tribute to the master. Thank you for the best wishes also. Love you my friend, Joyce
Makes a fresh nana shake for both of us!!!
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Not m any of these around, paying tribute to the master of Poetry himself. Liked the rhythm, rhyme, flow of these lines, and the information you share with us of this man and his life and poetry. Would find this hard to beat.
. Rewarded 4
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Eri, Thank you for the applause and your lovely words of praise for me here. To pay tribute to the master is something I was honored to do. I'm very happy that it spoke to you as it did. I'm truly humbled by your words.
Love and God bless you my friend, Joyce
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Amazing
Okay I admit I had to look up a word/ Great job. Good luck in the contest. This is a wonderful ode to William Wordswoth. Great imagery!
. Rewarded 4
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Jennifer, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise for me here. I was hoping to do him justice and I'm very happy that you feel I did, also that you enjoyed my tribute for the master. Love you my friend, Joyce
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Is it considered cheating when you channel your subject? Wonderful flowing verse that captures the feel and emotion. I would give you critical feedback but I have none. Great write!
. Rewarded 4
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KayJay, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise for me here. I am truly humbled. I'm very happy that you feel it flowed and that you enjoyed my tribute for the master so much. Love and God bless, Joyce
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Wow! You capture the essance of Wordsworth's poetry here in yours. And it doesn't seem strained like most do when taking on another's style. Good write, and an excellent tribute.
Good luck in the contest!
~ Kit
. Rewarded 4
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Valkyrie, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise to me here. I am truly humbled by them. I'm very happy you enjoyed my tribute to the master. Thank you for the best wishes also. Love and God bless, Joyce
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Wonderful!
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Thank you for the applauses and your wonderful words for me. I'm very happy that you enjoyed this piece. Love and God bless, Joyce
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''Resplendent is a flower's bloom''
I love that part. An amazing piece here, great write!
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Beriothien, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise for me here. A flower blooming is quite resplendent and I hope that my tribute for the master was also. I'm very happy that it spoke to you. Love and God bless, Joyce
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"Divine your words that still enthrall" such as
this wondrous lines of verse giving due credit
to a classic artist! It rhymes without a hitch...
the flow never broke for me...that matters alot.
And I feel you vividly bring his surroundings
to light. What a pleasure to enjoy while waiting
for spring. Blue
. Rewarded 6
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Blue, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise for my tribute to the master here. It was a pleasure to have to use my Norton's Anthology of English Literature again for him. I was reminded over and over just how much beauty he gave to us. I'm very happy that this not only flowed for you, but that it spoke to you in the way it did. I am eagerly awaiting spring. The ground is finally warming up. Love and God bless you always, in all ways. Joyce
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I am pleased to see something in praise of Wordsworth. Too often people are put off poetry altogether by hearing (or worse, having to recite) "Daffodils" ineptly delivered. W W was okay in my book, and this poem is too. Good luck in the contest.
. Rewarded 4
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Mairi, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise for my tribute to the master. When raspberry's contest came across my notes it jumped out and grabbed me immediately. I had to go pull out my Norton's Anthology of English Literature book from high school so I could be reminded of the beauty he shared with us. Thank you for the best wishes also. Love and God bless, Joyce
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There are many pieces written on this site each day that in mt own opinion do not deserve to be called poetry... BUT then there are a few and this is one of them that demand the title.
I find it a lyrical and moving tribute from one poet to another. The phrasing is fine the rhymes are good (although perhaps violin was a little forced ) and the piece as a whole flows well.
Thanks for sharing and good luck in the contest.
Jim
PS
line 7 He sat upon and old gray stone
should read AN old gray stone.
Jim
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Jim, Thank you for the applause and your lovely words of praise, along with the correction there. It's funny that you found violin a little forced as I thought it went with the flow. I always appreciate an honest critiquing. Thank you for the good luck wish as well and I'm very happy that you enjoyed my tribute to the master. Love and God bless, Joyce
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Wow. What a beautiful, lovely piece. The voice its in reminded me of his poetry So you can imagine the excellent work with that...
If he was still alive today, you'd make him proud.
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Ryan, Thank you for the applauses and your lovely words of praise. I tried to do him justice here and raspberry is tough to follow as I read her verse that was linked in the contest. Your words leave me humbled. I'm very happy that you enjoyed my tribute to this master. Love and God bless, Joyce
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