Read this excerpt from "Departure."

as old bones, the pine trees
strangely red where the sun comes down.

I cannot say if it our love,
or the day, that is ending.

Read this excerpt from "Going Back to School."

And ran, and was a part of what rejoices
In thunderous nights of rain; lay in the grass
Sun-baked and tired, looking through a maze
Of tiny stems into a new green world;

Which theme is expressed in both excerpts?

Many people only find true happiness when they are in nature.

Sometimes nature is so powerful that it can affect one’s mood.

Oftentimes the true meaning of life can only be found in nature.

Nature is often symbolic of different emotions experienced in life.