Every body has various type of relationship in their lives. Bruce Lundgren is fond of exploring relationships in his poetry, the childhood/parent relationships in 'My father's Dahlias'; while in 'Mr Death' and "The Farmer Retires To Town" Lundgren explores relationships with the natural world. Through different techniques Lundgren presents his thoughts and feelings on relationships of life. In the poem "Mister Death", the use of personification in the title brings death to life and …showed first 75 words of 857 total…

…showed last 75 words of 857 total…world seems to revolve around his aloof father and his goal is to get attention. This is quite pathetic and sympathetic. "The Farmer Retires To Town" is a free verse poem explored relationship from the persona's relationship with the town and the country. This poem described the contrast between the towns and the country, reality and memory from an old retired farmer's perspective and expressed the loss and nostalgia that felt by the old man.