Poems of NatureFront matterReading editionChapter navigation51 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterINTRODUCTIONNATUREINSPIRATIONSIC VITA[4]THE FISHER’S BOY[5]THE ATLANTIDESTHE AURORA OF GUIDO[6] A FRAGMENTSYMPATHY[7]FRIENDSHIPTRUE KINDNESSTO THE MAIDEN IN THE EASTFREE LOVERUMORS FROM AN ÆOLIAN HARPLINESSTANZASA RIVER SCENERIVER SONGSOME TUMULTUOUS LITTLE RILLBOAT SONGTO MY BROTHERSTANZASTHE INWARD MORNINGGREECETHE FUNERAL BELLTHE SUMMER RAINMISTSMOKE[8]HAZETHE MOONTHE VIREOTHE POET’S DELAYLINESNATURE’S CHILDTHE FALL OF THE LEAF[10]SMOKE IN WINTERWINTER MEMORIESSTANZAS WRITTEN AT WALDENTHE THAWA WINTER SCENE[11]THE CROWTO A STRAY FOWLMOUNTAINSTHE RESPECTABLE FOLKSPOVERTY A FRAGMENTCONSCIENCEPILGRIMSTHE DEPARTUREINDEPENDENCE[12]DING DONG[14]MY PRAYERBeginning of this editionNext chapter →INTRODUCTIONAll chapters and sections (51)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsINTRODUCTIONNATUREINSPIRATIONSIC VITA[4]THE FISHER’S BOY[5]THE ATLANTIDESTHE AURORA OF GUIDO[6] A FRAGMENTSYMPATHY[7]FRIENDSHIPTRUE KINDNESSTO THE MAIDEN IN THE EASTFREE LOVERUMORS FROM AN ÆOLIAN HARPLINESSTANZASA RIVER SCENERIVER SONGSOME TUMULTUOUS LITTLE RILLBOAT SONGTO MY BROTHERSTANZASTHE INWARD MORNINGGREECETHE FUNERAL BELLTHE SUMMER RAINMISTSMOKE[8]HAZETHE MOONTHE VIREOTHE POET’S DELAYLINESNATURE’S CHILDTHE FALL OF THE LEAF[10]SMOKE IN WINTERWINTER MEMORIESSTANZAS WRITTEN AT WALDENTHE THAWA WINTER SCENE[11]THE CROWTO A STRAY FOWLMOUNTAINSTHE RESPECTABLE FOLKSPOVERTY A FRAGMENTCONSCIENCEPILGRIMSTHE DEPARTUREINDEPENDENCE[12]DING DONG[14]MY PRAYERPOEMS OF NATURE BY·HENRY·DAVID·THOREAU· SELECTED·AND·EDITED·BY·HENRY·S·SALT AND·FRANK·B·SANBORN BOSTON·AND·NEW·YORK: HOUGHTON·MIFFLIN & CO· LONDON: JOHN·LANE· THE·BODLEY·HEAD· MDCCCXCV.INTRODUCTION →