Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Man and the Natural World Quotes
[…] cat nor coyoteWill shorten the week of waiting for death, there is game without talons. (4-5)
Spirituality Quotes
He stands under the oak-bush and waitsThe lame feet of salvation; […] (6-7)
Suffering Quotes
The broken pillar of the wing jags from the clotted shoulder,The wing trails like a banner in defeat, (1-2)
Freedom and Confinement Quotes
[…] at night he remembers freedomAnd flies in a dream, the dawns ruin it. (7-8)