Far-swooping elbowed earth! Rich apple-blossomed earth!
Smile, for your lover comes!
Prodigal! you have given me love!....therefore I to you give love!
O unspeakable passionate love!
Thruster holding me tight ad that I hold tight!
We hurt each other as the bridegroom and the bride hurt each other.
A major theme in Leaves Of Grass is man's connection to nature. This section contributes to that theme by describing man's relationship with the earth in a sexual way. The sexuality of the passage gives the imagery of intimacy which is associated with a sexual relationship. " Rich apple-blossomed earth" is symbolic of a female body after puberty and how it becomes round and full and beautiful. However the words have a literal meaning of the blossoming earth which ties the relationships together. This passage also deals with balance. The balance of power in a relationship with a partner and the relationship of man and nature. "you have given me love!...therefore I to you give love! In the relationship between a man and woman love is shared just as humans have a give and take relationship with our environment. Each sentence in the passage is ended with an exclamation point except for the last sentence. This shows the change in mood that the piece takes at this point. The previous sentences are the passionate exciting experiences of love and sex and the last sentence shows the dark side of relationships where there is passion there is also pain. This is the balance in the relationship between man and women or man and earth.
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