Nature

Nature

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Nature, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is a beautiful and thought-provoking poem that explores the themes of nature, aging, life, and death. It's a nostalgic poem that uses simple language to convey complex emotions. Longfellow compares a mother putting her child to bed for the night with an elderly life approaching its end. The poem is about the natural cycle of life and the inevitability of death. It is a moving and powerful piece of writing that will stay with you long after you finish reading it.

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline. He was the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's Di...

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