Nature's Importance

The poem, "Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota", uses descriptive adjectives to tell exactly what the narrator is seeing. They appear to be a guest at someone else's farm. This gives the reader a sense of unfamiliarity. The narrator describes the setting around them. The descriptive adjectives allow the reader to visualize the scene, and get a real sense of the beauty, for example, the butterfly is giving off. The setting is a farm. The poem also gives an example of left over manure from the previous year. This shows the reader that the setting is still beautiful, despite miner flaws. The writer is simply explaining a scene in nature. The writer then says, "I have wasted my life." When the reader reads this line, the importance of nature to the narrator is shown. In other words, the reader is saying a life is not worth living if someone does not take time to appreciate and depict the world around him or her. The narrator lets the reader know that they have wasted their life. The speaker connects with nature to calm himself or herself, and enjoy it. This poem connects with Anne Dillard's, Pilgrim at Tinker's Creek, because they both enjoy nature and it important to observe nature. They also both respect nature. This poem was enjoyable to read because it valued nature in a way most people can relate. Nature to many is calming and peaceful. This poem was easy to relate to.