Wordsworth on Dewey's Back Porch

When Wordsworth went
out into Nature,
he always had clothes on, right?

My barefoot porch again.
No solitary maid, no Highlands.

Hard to imagine Wordsworth
without shoes, but did he
and Dorothy go barefoot sometimes?

My barefoot porch again.
No solitary maid, no Highlands.

To view Nature appropriately
should you enter,
dressed for church?

My barefoot porch again.
No solitary maid, no Highlands.

Are modesty and
reticence appropriate
when you’re baptized?

My barefoot porch again.
No solitary maid, no Highlands.

When you’re baptized
should you be wearing pants?
Not shoes surely!

My barefoot porch again.
No solitary maid, no Highlands.

When we become a living soul,
are we aware of our bodies?
My body is my soul’s life.

My barefoot porch again.
No solitary maid, no Highlands.

Chipmunk