In this lyrical poem "Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood", Williamsworth expresses how a child's view of nature changes and becomes distorted as the child grows.worth struggles to understand why humanity does not appreciate or perceive nature in all its glory. Why as time goes by, we appreciate nature less in a spiritual way? “There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream/ The earth and every common sight/ To me they seemed/ Clothed in celestial light,/ The glory and freshness of a dream./ It is not now as it once was ; --/ Turn wherever I can, / Night or day, / The things I have seen I can no longer see. ” (1-9) In this opening stanza, the poet expresses This brings him back to the fallen state as he gets lost in thought while looking at the pansy at his feet. It is ironic that pansy comes from the French word pensée, since the poet returns to the thought process that humanity is no longer in a state of perfect form Before this moment, it was a beautiful day and he enjoyed looking at the beauty and happiness of the earth. His thoughts ruin everything and he once again recognizes the instinctive connection with nature. He sees the child's connection with nature transforming into the imitation of adulthood while he is still young. Woodsworth wants the child to live in the moment and enjoy what nature has to offer offer. He wonders why the child is in such a hurry to grow up. He calls the boy a “mighty prophet,” since the child is so young and closer to the heavenly state. “Soon your soul will have its earthly burden, / And customs will fall upon you with a burden, / Heavy as frost, and as deep as a lifetime!" (131-133) In this simile, Woodsworth compares the child's soul to heavy as frost, suggesting that as you grow older, your problems will become bigger and life will burden you