▁years ▁she ▁grew ▁in ▁sun ▁and ▁show er " ▁is ▁a ▁poem ▁composed ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁by ▁the ▁English ▁poet ▁William ▁Word sw orth , ▁and ▁first ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁L yr ical ▁Ball ads ▁collection ▁which ▁was ▁co - written ▁with ▁his ▁friend ▁and ▁fellow ▁poet ▁Samuel ▁Taylor ▁Col er idge . ▁As ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁po ems ▁that ▁make ▁up ▁the ▁" Lu cy ▁series ", ▁the ▁work ▁describes ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁Lucy ▁and ▁nature ▁using ▁words ▁and ▁sent iments . ▁The ▁author ▁creates ▁an ▁impression ▁of ▁the ▁ind ifference ▁of ▁nature ▁as ▁the ▁poem ▁progress es . ▁The ▁care ▁with ▁which ▁Nature ▁had ▁sculpt ed ▁Lucy , ▁and ▁then ▁cas ually ▁let ▁her ▁" race " ▁end , ▁reflect s ▁Word sw orth ' s ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁har sh ▁reality ▁of ▁life . ▁Although ▁Nature ▁is ▁ind ifferent , ▁it ▁also ▁car es ▁for ▁Lucy ▁enough ▁to ▁both ▁sculpt ▁and ▁m ould ▁her ▁into ▁its ▁own . ▁Word sw orth ▁val ued ▁connections ▁to ▁nature ▁above ▁all ▁else . ▁The ▁poem ▁thus ▁contains ▁both ▁ep ith al am ic ▁and ▁eleg iac ▁characteristics ; ▁the ▁marriage ▁described ▁is ▁between ▁Lucy ▁and ▁nature , ▁while ▁her ▁human ▁lo ver ▁is ▁left ▁to ▁m ourn ▁in ▁the ▁knowledge ▁that ▁death ▁has ▁separated ▁her ▁from ▁man kind , ▁and ▁she ▁will ▁forever ▁now ▁be ▁with ▁nature . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁ ▁E ilen berg , ▁Susan . ▁Str ange ▁Power ▁of ▁Spe ech : ▁Word sw