Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Lines Written in Early Spring

In this poem the only line repeated was "What man has made of man". Stated in the beginning as a thought and later as a question, this line is what I believe the reader ought to think about after having read the poem. I can't say I have ever been able to relate to most poetry, but after reading this poem once, I felt a connection. It's saying if you look around at nature, everything is so pleasant and harmonic, but if you look at the nature of man it is filled with conflict and sin, and no one is to blame but man himself. A deeper meaning may be that the evils and sin of man can be overcome by understanding and appreciating nature; the larger picture of the world we live in. I can relate to this in that I have always loved the outdoors and being in nature's presence. I love fishing, golfing and hiking just to name a few hobbies I enjoy outdoors. I could always tell that experiencing and understanding nature has always mentally removed me from the unavoidable stress of man's modern life and put me at peace with myself.