Winter Themes
Man and the Natural World
"Winter" is in many ways a nature poem; there are owls and birds and descriptions of winter scenes (icicles, snow). But it's not just about some frozen forest, but about what people do in this wint...
Death
If spring is all about life (new birds are born, flowers bloom, the weather gets nicer), winter is all about death. Note all the images of death, or semi-death, in this poem: frozen things (icicles...
The Home
If one part of "Winter" is the desolate, winter landscape, the other part is some nice little cottage where various homely activities are taking place (cue the holiday music). "Greasy Joan" is stir...