William Wordsworth - Surprised by Joy—Impatient as the Wind

A reading of a sonnet that Wordsworth wrote in 1814 to express his grief over the death of his three-year-old daughter, Catherine, who had died two years earlier.

This version of the poem appeared in the 1815 edition of Wordsworth's collection "Poems, in Two Volumes".

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"Surprized by joy" by William Wordsworth

Surprized by joy—impatient as the Wind
I wished to share the transport—Oh! with whom
But Thee, long buried in the silent Tomb,
That spot which no vicissitude can find?
Love, faithful love recalled thee to my mind—
But how could I forget thee?—Through what power,
Even for the least division of an hour,
Have I been so beguiled as to be blind
To my most grievous loss?—That thought's return
Was the worst pang that sorrow ever bore,
Save one, one only, when I stood forlorn,
Knowing my heart's best treasure was no more;
That neither present time, nor years unborn
Could to my sight that heavenly face restore.