feeling connected to the world around him on this special occasion Connection with Nature The poet's birthday celebration takes place in October and nature is vividly described throughout the poem Thomas uses rich imagery to convey his deep connection with the natural world a source of solace and inspiration He writes I saw the wind boisterous in the trees The lark above the eager stream A Sense of Mortality As the poem progresses the poet's feelings become more contemplative and he grapples with the idea of mortality He acknowledges the fleeting nature of life and how birthdays mark the passage of time Thomas's emotions shift from nostalgia to a sense of the inevitable course of time as seen in the lines My birthday began with the water- Birds and the birds of the winged trees flying my name In Poem in October Dylan Thomas masterfully explores the themes of nostalgia connection with nature and considering mortality on his birthday These emotions are knitted to create a rich and evocative portrayal of the poet's inner world on this special day