At first reading, Anne Bradstreet's writings adhere to a very puritanical sensibility: she argues that women, although worthy individuals, are naturally inferior to men and that earthly treasures they are mere distractions from heavenly eternity. But beneath the surface of his poems is the subtle revelation of his sexuality. Bradstreet eroticizes the complex relationship between nature, religion, her husband, and herself, seemingly contradicting her religion, but by contextualizing sexuality in religious terms, she shows that sexuality can be reconciled with spirituality. In “Contemplations,” Bradstreet interacts with and glorifies nature. in a surprisingly sexual way. The first stanzas speak of the Sun in a euphoric manner that reflects an almost romantic wonder in the sublime. She uses adjectives like “glittering” (4.22) and says she was “enraptured…with this delightful sight” (1.7). The use of the word “enraptured,” in particular, means that he is experiencing intense pleasure; the Oxford English Dictionary also provides a sexual connotation for “kidnapped,” when a woman is raped (OED Online). Beyond simply personifying the Sun into a desirable entity in this way, he also goes further to describe it as a sexual being. In the fifth stanza, Bradstreet paraphrases the biblical passage by equating the Sun with a groom leaving the bedroom, full of sexual release (5.29). He also creates the image of the morning ushering in the sun with "smiles and blushes," like a young maid flushed with sexual desire (5.31). After Bradstreet establishes her relationship with nature as one with sexual undertones, we can then see her contextualize that relationship within the parameters of religious language. The image... in the center of the paper... it is clear that she is desperately struggling to balance her puritanical religious values ​​of chastity and sexual repression with a sexualized self. He resolves this struggle between sex and religion by contextualizing his thoughts on sexuality in powerful religious language and attributing his desire for earthly things to the magnificence of God in creating them so wonderfully. This way of attributing all his sexual feelings to the glorification of God and the desire to achieve eternal life is a way of reconciling his spirituality and sexuality. Ultimately, his ability to achieve this reconciliation is central to Bradstreet's poetry. Since an open expression of sexuality would be contrary to her puritanical values ​​and the values ​​of society, finding a way to demonstrate that her sexuality is not sinful but divine saves her from persecution of both others and herself.