When you venture out of our urban society and visit the realm of nature, a unique transformation occurs. As the buzz and clamor of the cities fades and gives way to untouched land, you can feel something shift within you. When you experience nature, you can feel your spirit lifted by the nature around you. It's an interesting concept that Percy Bysshe Shelley really liked. Of him, John Simkin wrote that he looked to nature for inspiration for much of his work. He was inspired by the wind blowing in a forest to write the Ode to the West Wind. In this poem he talks about the relationship between nature and spirit. In Ode to the West Wind, Percy Bysshe Shelley uses images of childhood, the lyre, and leads his thoughts through the universe in Parts IV and V to suggest the connection between nature and spirit. Initially, Shelley used the image of his childhood in Ode to the West Wind to connect nature and spirit. In the fourth part of the poem, Shelley makes a very good observation. “The impulse of your strength, only less free than you, O uncontrollable! If even I were as in my childhood, and if I could be the companion of your wanderings above the sky, as then, when surpassing the speed of the sky, it was hardly a vision; I would never have struggled like this with you in prayer in my dire need. (Part IV, lines 46-52) »The wind makes him want to become a child again, so that he can be her companion, traveling wildly across the world. By the way, Antje Kurzmann says this. “The use of alliteration and the adjective “wild” in relation to the wind shows how the lyrical I views the wind. Wind must be something dynamic, moving and active, capable of causing change. Shelley states that the wind summons middle of paper......o, the next time you leave the city and go to visit nature, think about this: that feeling you get when looking at nature and all its Beauty is the same feeling Shelley felt all those years ago. The spirit provided by nature inspires humanity to this day, and as long as we allow it into our lives, it will continue to do so for eternity. After all, this spirit is scattered across the universe, like withered leaves. Works Cited Everett, Glenn. “Shelley Biography.” Biography of Shelley. Np, and Web. March 24, 2014. Kurzmann, Antje. “Analysis of Shelley” Grin’s “Ode to the West Wind.” Np, and Web. March 24, 2014. Pancoast, Henry S. “Shelley's Ode to the West Wind.” Np, and Web. March 24, 2014.Rudy, John G. “Romantic Circlesbeta.” Np, and Web. March 25, 2014. Simkin, John. “Percy Bysshe Shelley.” : Biography. Np, and Web. March 25. 2014.