This poem captures the way that Nature works to give
solace and companionship to mankind in the manner that it seeks to sustain man and
support him, whatever his feelings or emotions. The very first stanza explores how
Nature does this:
To him who in love of Nature
hold
Communion with her visible forms, she
speaks
A various language; for his gayer
hours
She has a voice of gladness, and a
smile
And eloquence of
beauty
This is saying that
Nature is able to speak in a number of different ways to those who communicate with her.
In particular, Nature seems to possess the ability to act like a mirror: when we are
happy, Nature reflects our own happiness with her beauty and harmony. Likewise, when we
are sad or depressed, Nature seeks to encourage us by being a solace and a healing
force. It is important to realise that Nature is presented in this poem as some kind of
exterior force that is shown to act for the good of humanity, and whom we will rejoin at
the end of our life.
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