The theme of nature in Yesenin's poems is one of the first places. We can say that it is the main component of his work. In almost every masterpiece of his work, the reader can notice beautiful and at the same time unusual descriptions of Russian nature. Yesenin was able to convey the beauty of Russian nature so accessible that the works fall into the soul and adults, and even small readers.
Poet's love for the motherland
The poet S. Yesenin devoted a lot of poems to his homeland. Poems about nature are constantly intersected with poetry about the motherland. For the poet, the image of the homeland and nature are inextricably linked. He perceives Russian nature as the eternal beauty and eternal harmony of the world, which can heal human souls. In his work, Yesenin, as it were, urges a person to stop for a moment, look at the beautiful surrounding world, listen to the rustling of grasses, hear the voice of the river and the song of the wind, watch the starry sky or the morning dawn, which begins a new day.
In Yesenin's verses, the pictures of nature are as if animated, alive. They not only teach to love the nature of their homeland, they laid the foundation of our character, this poetry makes a person kinder and wiser. After all, a man who loves his homeland and its nature will never oppose itself to it. Admiring the native nature, Yesenin fills his verses with some gentle trepidation. Poems about nature are simply filled with vivid, rather unexpected, but at the same time accurate comparisons. The poet compares the month with a curly lamb, and the night sky with blue grass:
Behind a dark strand of scaffolds
In the unshakable blue
Curly lamb - month
Walks in the blue grass.
Personification of nature
Esenin’s lyrics are very characteristic of the personification technique, which the poet used quite often. The creator created his own unique world, thereby forcing the reader to see how the dull month-old rider dropped the motive, or how the road snoozes, or how a thin birch peered into the pond. In his poems, nature comes to life, she can feel, be sad and have fun, be upset and be surprised.
As for the poet, he merges with nature, feeling himself one with flowers, trees and fields. He treats flowers as living beings, talking with them and trusting them with their sorrows and joys. Many important events in Yesenin's life, as well as his emotional experiences are inextricably and very noticeably associated with natural changes. When the poet is hard on the soul, and the wind groans, and the leaves fall, but when the soul is calm and joyful, the sun shines, and the grass sways in a gentle breeze.
Early work
In the period of early creativity, it was precisely Church Slavonic speech that Sergei Yesenin used in his poetry. Poems about nature were a fusion of heaven and earth, and nature acted as the crown of this union. In his work, the poet conveys a picture full of bright colors, also conveying the state of his soul. For example, he describes the dawn that accompanies the crying of the Orioles and the capercaillie, but at this moment he adds that he does not cry, because it is light on his soul.
How did the poet Yesenin combine the nature and age of man
Poems about nature are often intertwined with poetry as a person ages. For example, the description of careless youth looked like a colorful, bright, vibrant landscape. But youth is always replaced by human maturity. In his poems, Yesenin compares this period with the time of the year called autumn. This is the period when the colors do not fade, but, on the contrary, change their shades to brighter - gold, crimson, copper. Such poems bring not only joy, but also some hidden sadness, because such bright autumn colors are the last flash before the upcoming long winter. In the later creative period of Yesenin, one can feel sadness, longing and untimely death, which gives a more accurate analysis of the poem about nature. Yesenin yearns for his lost youth, describing his condition in poetry. Such emotions can be caught in the poem “The Golden Grove Dissuaded”.
Nature is a source of inspiration
Yesenin perceives nature as a whole with himself. It is in nature that he sees a source of inspiration. Only the native land was able to endow the poet with folk wisdom, such a wonderful and amazing gift. From childhood, the poet heard beliefs, songs, legends, which later became the source of Yesenin's work. The poet loved his homeland, his nature so much that no beauty of distant exotic countries overshadowed the charming modesty of native Russian open spaces.
To describe nature, the poet chose quite simple words, but they sound like a song. This makes it possible to quickly and simply feel all the emotions that Yesenin wanted to convey. Poems about nature occupy most of the poet’s work, and this once again proves that Sergey Yesenin loved the beauty of his homeland so much that in any corner of the earth it was Russian nature that brought him inspiration.