- The poem explores how one's identity is shaped by the place they come from through vivid descriptions. - The first stanza contrasts the organized city life with precise schedules and control of nature with rural life where nature is less constrained. - The second stanza focuses on rural life, describing woods, farms and seasons that shaped the poet's childhood and always remain in people's minds. - The last lines describe a "door in the mind" opening, bringing cold memories of snowfields, suggesting the poet's childhood place had both positive and negative influences that shaped her identity.