World Daffodil Day 2024 is on Sunday, August 18, 2024: The poem "To Daffodils"?

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WE must understand first what is a Cavalier poem.

Herrick's "to daffodils" is a revival of the genre carpe diem. This genre's message is that life is short, and world is beautiful, love is splendid and we must use the short time we live to make the most of it. This is shown in the words "haste", "run", "short" and "quick".

An early seventeenth-century (mostly Caroline) movement, centered on Robert Herrick, Thomas Carew, John Suckling, Richard Lovelace, and Henry Vaughn. Most were admirers of Ben Jonson. They get their name from the supporters of King Charles I in the seventeenth century: the Cavaliers were Royalists during the Civil Wars. (The supporters of Parliament were nicknamed Roundheads.)

It's traditional to oppose the Cavalier poets to the Metaphysical poets, including John Donne and George Herbert. Whereas the Metaphysical poets were fond of abstruse imagery and complicated metaphors, the Cavaliers preferred more straightforward expression. They valued elegance, and were part of a refined, courtly culture, but their poetry is often frankly erotic. Their strength was the short lyric poem, and a favourite theme was carpe diem, "seize the day."

Robert Herrick is mentioned by all authors as a famous, and perhaps typical, Cavalier lyric.

You can feel how direct are the main words placed, without flowering

missing structures.

Hope I have had answer you question.

God Bless!

LIGHT BRIGHT FOREVER!

What do you imagine what the world looks like if you are blind?

Two blind men met. Said one: "This earth

Has been a blackout from my birth.

Through darkness I have groped my way,

Forlorn, unknowing night from day.

But you - though War destroyed your sight,

Still have your memories of Light,

And to allay your present pain

Can live your golden youth again."

Then said the second: "Aye, it's true,

It must seem magical to you

To know the shape of things that are,

A women's lips, a rose, a star.

But therein lies the hell of it;

Better my eyes had never lit

to love of bluebells in a wood,

Or daffodils in dancing mood.

"You do not know what you have lost,

But I, alas! can count the cost -

Than memories that goad and gall,

Far better not to see at all.

And as for love, you know it not,

For pity is our sorry lot.

So there you see my point of view:

'Tis I, my friend, who envy you.

And which was right still puzzles me:

Perhaps one should be blind to see.

what u guys getting your mothers this sunday (Mothers Day)?

Flowers are ALWAYS a good bet. There's lots of spring flowers around at the moment - daffodils, tulips etc. I wonder why Mothers Day (mothering Sunday) is on a different day in different parts of the world (the UK, US, Australia) - perhaps I'll ask a question of my own!?