The philosophy of the poem begins when it refers to how Truth breaks in to the thoughts of the speaker. It is the reality of things beyond how they may look like. The poem tells us that one should cherish the earth as a place to love, there is no better place than this. One can not go away from it or try to seek refuge. Rather, one should get away, take rest and come back again.

Because it is personified as a human being which comes breaking into the thought process in which the poet was reflecting upon his past. When something is personified it becomes noun which needs to be capitalised.

The main conflict is whether to go away from the earth and the constraints of living and dealing with its boring chores or to stay here. The poet decides that one cant get away for always so one can only go away for a while like while swinging in the birches and then again come back to the ground and become practical.

Swinging on Birches is a moment of recession in one’s life when one can get away from all this rigidity of life and relax for a while only to come back again and engage with the human realm.

Birches deals with both simple and complex themes.

Reverie- Its major part deals with one’s reflection upon past.

Love- The speaker says that the earth is the right place for love. The major concern for him is to get away for a while but remain a part of this world because this is where only one can love.

Spirituality- Towards the end, the poet says that the birch may take us half way to heaven. The worldly matters irritates him to an extent so he seeks refuge in an inner life too.

Human affairs- the speaker want to go away for a while from all these serious chores but get down into it again to fulfil one’s responsibilities so the choice is inevitable.