Surely God was a Lover

In this poem,Shaw Neilson,a less known colonial poet acknowledges the greatness of God as a lover of all objects of nature He created.Nature in Neilson is not something to escape to, rather it is the other way.It gives him great joy.According to the poet,the day begins as softly as the opening of the eyelid

of a woman.The day is as white as the woman's skin-very charming.The comparison between Nature and woman continues when he says that like 'a wilful woman's tears', the sea was made bitter.Spring and summer are magnificent creations of God and He has put the soul of His love in the spring season.Neilson's vision of Summer is yet another example of God's grandeur. In this way, He was a lover with the madness love would bring.
Faults,fears ,tears,and cheers are but parts of life envisaged by the Creator.In every creation,good or bad,there is God's plan.God's love is evident in the 'fair'trees and blossoming flowers.The poem has been written in couplets.The refrain'Surely god was a Lover'is but a glorification of God's love and grace.Symmetrical word order,alliteration and similes are a few examples of Neilson's poetic practice in this poem.