Wordsworth's Poetical Works
How did the poet offer reconciliation between man and nature?
In the poem my heart leape up
In the poem my heart leape up
The speaker explains his connection to nature, stating that it has been strong throughout his life. He even goes so far as to say that if he ever loses his connection he would prefer to die. The speaker believes (as explained in more detail in "Tintern Abbey") that children are closer to heaven and God, and through God, nature, because they have recently come from the arms of God.