The Windhover, Reflective Post

The Windhover is a beautiful poem that just reminds me how great our God is. Many readings that we have read is about stories and poems about life and how our culture is shaped, but this poem shows and describes in beautiful way the glory of God. In class, we spoke how the writer is describing the beauty of God through a falcon. The title of this article means a small hawk like bird that has a habit of sustaining itself in place in the air with its head facing the wind, and I think the title really captures the main description of the poem, "in his riding of the rolling level underneath him steady air, and striding high there, how he rung upon the rein of a wimpling wing". The narrator is captivated by the beauty of the nature and the ability of the bird and how through the beauty he sees God. He describes how his "heart in hiding" is now stirred and moved with admiration for the this bird that he has spotted in the morning glory. I like how he mentions this because as humans we all have different characteristics and some may be really emotional and it may be more difficult for others to show emotions. However, it really shows that no matter who it is, God has the power to move every heart and to melt the coldest of hearts. He is taken completely beside himself and he cant help but to be in awe of God and he begins to speak of the greatness of God. This morning has begun to burn again in his heart, just like the blue-bleak embers, you may think its not on fire anymore, but little do you know that there is fire still burning inside of it and its just waiting for someone to bring it out of them. I really enjoyed this poem and it just reminded me to not take advantage of the beauty that surrounds me and that it is a constant reminder of Gods love and how awesome he is.