Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev

Here you will find the Poem Nature is not as you imagine her... of poet Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev

Nature is not as you imagine her...

Nature is not as you imagine her: 
She's not a mold, nor yet a soulless mask-
She is made up of soul and freedom
She is made up of love and speech . . . 
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Observe the leaves and flowers on a tree: 
Was it some gardener glued them there? 
And is a growing child in the womb 
The work of alien, external forces? . . .
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They do not see and do not hear 
They live in this world as if in darkness, 
For them, it seems, the stars don't breathe 
And ocean waves are not alive. 
The sun's rays have not reached their soul, 
Spring's never bloomed within their breast, 
The forest does not speak to them 
And starry nights are always mute! 
And, roiling woods and rivers 
With unearthly speech, 
No storm's engaged them in the night 
In friendly conversation! 
They're not to blame: how can the deaf 
Perceive an organ's sound! 
Alas, their souls can not be touched 
Not even by a mother's voice!