The Loss of the Creator//Haylee Lynd

      Romanticism focuses on inspiration, often from nature,  subjectivity, emotions, and the celebration of the individual. Wordsworth describes poetry as the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings recollected in tranquility," and his poems reflect such a definition. Romantic poetry is beautiful. The concept of the sublime and the eloquently written reaction to it is beautiful. The sad thing is in romantic poetry we are focusing solely in the sublime of creation. The reverence and awe for the creator appears to be lost. 

     Wordsworth in "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" writes, "O sylvan Wye! thou wanderer thro' the woods, / How often has my spirit turned to thee!" (Wordsworth 58-59). The Wye is a river which runs near Tintern Abbey. And "sylvan" means wooded. Thus, the narrator's spirit is turned towards the river or to the woods. No longer does reflecting on nature bring one to realize the power of the creator and to worship the creator. Now, the poet or the narrator is focused solely on nature, solely on the creation, even though it is lesser. Nature, although beautiful, has become an idol. Wordsworth even describes himself as a "worshipper of nature" (155).  The poetry is beautiful, but the great forgetfulness of God is sad.


P.S. I commented on Emmett's and Emily's posts.

Comments

  1. Brooke BradleyOctober 18, 2021 at 4:23 PM

    Haylee, this is a very interesting perspective. I agree that this is sad. So often, we worship creation rather than the creator. Its a perversion of the natural order and its a skew of values. The poem, personally, leads me to a deeper appreciation of how great the Lord is! I am so thankful that he created such a beautiful world for us to live in. Even though the intentions of this poem were not to praise God, I find myself in awe of Him while reading it.

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  2. Abigale BellOctober 18, 2021 at 9:04 PM

    Hi Haylee! Great post! While the poetry is beautiful, it still misses the point. The beauty in nature is wonderful, but we have to remember that it's Gods creation. He should be the center of our focus.

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  3. Song WhittingtonOctober 18, 2021 at 9:14 PM

    Bro...I didn't think about it that way. That's crazy sad but also I see it. He focuses on the beauty of the creation and the Creator is lost throughout it. Also, you word things very elegantly. 10/10 friend.

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    1. Haylee LyndOctober 18, 2021 at 10:56 PM

      This comment made my night. Thank you so much, Song!

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