The following version of this poem was used to create this guide: Wahtola Trommer, Rosemerry. "Yes, That's When.” Hush (Middle Creek Press, 2020).

Note that all parenthetical citations refer to the line number from which the quotation is taken.

Poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer is known for exploring themes of grief, love, nature, and transformation in her writing. These themes prominently appear in her poem "Yes, That's When," which showcases a speaker immersed in their environment. The speaker enters a flow state that takes them out of and beyond themself. This state can be described as non-dual, which is the perspective that nothing in the world is divided. At just nine lines, this free verse poem reveals the way that a simple walk in the woods can connect the speaker to the larger rhythms of existence.

In the poem, the speaker describes liking their body when they get so immersed in their surroundings that they forget themself. Their awareness turns to different aspects in the woods, including flora, fauna, rocks, mountains, water, and ways. The speaker happily surrenders their body in order to experience interconnectedness.