The world is too much with us poem summary?

William Wordsworth's poem, "The World is Too Much with Us," is at root a longing-filled plea for humankind to pay more mind to nature and less mind to the complications and superficialities of human society. Contrasting the "getting and spending" of economic activity with a life that makes one "less forlorn," Wordsworth points the reader to the beauties and peace of the world at large as awaiting (and deserving) attention.