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Natural Piety

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William Wordsworth's Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood is a meditation on the possibilities and limitations of consciousness vis-à-vis the natural world. The child's glow of delighted fascination grays into adult worries, venalities, and fear of death. But the lingering “embers” of our childhood bond with nature can still guide and sustain us.

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    Roger Pierce (Co-director of Moving Voices, an ensemble performing poetry with music and movement)

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Pierce, R. Natural Piety. Journal of Medical Humanities 23, 87–92 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013045721245

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