More Emerson: Nature

What a wonderful piece to read on a beautiful spring day! This piece made my happy because it emphasized nature which made me think of all of the wonderfully nice spring days that we've been having lately :)

"As when the summer comes from the south; the snow-banks melt, and the face of the earth becomes green before it, so shall the advancing spirit create its ornaments along its path, and carry with it the beauty it visits, and the song which enchants it; it shall draw beautiful faces, warm hearts, wise discourse, and heroic acts, around its way, until evil is no more seen."

This is a quote drawn from Emerson's "Nature", which I found a particularly strong personal parellel with. Nature, according to Emerson, connects to God, art, landscape and science. It is the soul and spirit found, untouched by man, which gives life and beauty to mankind. Ahhh... As I read this, I can't help of think of Emerson's work as a love poem devoted to nature. It evoked natural landscape images that made it visually beautiful to read. I thought that in addition to being a poem devoted to nature, Emerson's "Nature" was inspirationally speaking to mankind with philosophical advice. Well done, Emerson, well done.