The Simple Things

"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", by William Wordsworth, is a very light poem that appears to bring joy to many. There are many theories on why this poem is well renowned, but personally I think it is the simple message that it leaves us that makes it so appealing. It is a poem about finding happiness in nature, but I see it as a poem about finding happiness in the simple things in life. Nature is one of the simple things that many take for granted, but when truly observed it has a great potential to lift our moods. Whether nature is the simple thing in our lives that we need to observe or there is something else, this poem reminds the reader that it is these simple things that have the potential to bring us great joy.