A TRACE OF PANTHEISM IN THE SELECTED POEMS ON NATURAL PHENOMENA

Nature is one of the most predominant themes in Literature. Writers who are inspired by the beauty of nature write about it in different genres, especially in the form of poetry. They write poems briefly or elaboratively, about the splendid beauty of the physical world that has entralled them. In some of the nature poems, one could not only find wonderful descriptions of the natural world but also find a touch of pantheism, because of the poets' intense observation of the natural phenomena as the Divine power. In such works, the poets show a sense of gratitude to the Creator and His creations, because of the abundant blessings man has been receiving in various forms. The poems written on nature, can also be rightly called as 'Green poems' or 'Environmental poems'. These poems not only appreciate the loveliness of nature, but also tells about the importance of man's relationship with nature. Such poems insist on the value of the environment man lives in, which is sometimes taken for granted. If only man finds time to appreciate the greatness of the physical world, would the Welsh poet have written the poem "Leisure", which appeared in his collection of poems titled, "Songs of Joy and Others", published in 1911. "What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. No time to stand beneath the boughs And stare as long as sheep or cows. No time to see, when woods we pass, Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass. No time to see, in broad daylight, Streams full of stars, like skies at night, No time to turn at Beauty's glance,..." In the above-mentioned poem, the poet surrenders himself to nature admiring various things he sees around him. He states that each of the creations looks splendid in its way, but man fails to appreciate or even notice that. This is because, man has no time to spend for nature in this busy world, though he lives in the midst of it. Further, the poet also feels a communion with God when he values each of His creations. In the same way, the eleven poems mentioned in this article find a similarity, where the poets explicitly share the divinity and mysticism they find in the creations and the Creator. KEYWORDS: Creator, Creation, Nature poems, Mysticism, Pantheism, Pantheist, Environmental poems.