Poem-A-Day: William Wordsworth, My Heart Leaps Up

	September 2, 2012 Today's poem appears in The Major Works, published by Oxford University Press. Read more about this book. Other Wordsworth Poems from The Kitten and Falling Leaves A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802 It is a Beauteous Evening, Calm and Free Lines Written in Early Spring You can unsubscribe from our Poem-A-Day emails at at anytime—either completely, or until next April. Academy of American Poets 75 Maiden Lane Suite 901 New York, NY 10038 212-274-0343 academy@poets.org		My Heart Leaps Up by William Wordsworth 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 Bound each to each by natural piety. Share Digg StumbleUpon Facebook E-mail to Friend