My Heart Leaps Up

by William Wordsworth (1807) — a poem card from Justes Mots

The small, famous vow to keep the heart leaping at a rainbow — for the child is father of the man.

My heart leaps up when I behold
A Rainbow in the sky:
So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a Man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!
The Child is Father of the Man;
And I could wish my days to be…

Themes: reflection · birthday