Vulture Comments
I had walked since dawn and lay down to rest on a bare hillside
Above the ocean. I saw through half-shut eyelids a vulture wheeling
high up in heaven,
And presently it passed again, but lower and nearer, its orbit
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he vulture serves as a multifaceted symbol. The vulture's predatory nature is acknowledged, but the speaker also finds beauty and awe in its presence. Despite being associated with death, the vulture becomes a representation of heaven—a thing to be cherished rather than feared.
THRICE chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day, how excellent!
TODAY, again chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day, by Poem Hunter and Team.
SIX: : The poem concludes with the speaker daydreaming about seeing with a vulture's eyes and flying with its wings, transforming death from something frightful to something promising and transcendent.
FIVE: The vulture flies away, leaving the speaker feeling remorse at the bird's disappointment in missing a meal.
FOUR: As a vulture circles overhead, the speaker engages with it, explaining that their bones still work—they are not ready for death yet.
THREE: In this single-stanza free-verse poem, the speaker describes spending a whole day wandering since dawn and now resting on a bare hillside above the ocean.
TWO: The poem emphasizes the importance of accepting and appreciating the role of predation and death in nature, recognizing the cyclical nature of life and death.
ONE: Vulture" by Robinson Jeffers is a powerful and insightful poem that reflects on the beauty and power of nature, as well as the darker aspects of the natural world.
CONGRATS being chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day.5 Stars full and TFS
TODAY, again chosen as The Modern Poem Of The Day. Amazing poem free verse!
LAST: Robinson Jeffers' vivid imagery and deep symbolism create a powerful and moving poem that speaks to the beauty and mystery of the natural world
The vulture serves as a multifaceted symbol. The vulture's predatory nature is acknowledged, but the speaker also finds beauty and awe in its presence. Despite being associated with death, the vulture becomes a representation of heaven—a thing to be cherished rather than feared.
THE AUTHOR: 'In the 1920s and 1930s, at the height of his popularity, Jeffers was famous for being a tough outdoorsman, living in relative solitude and writing of the difficulty and beauty of the wild'
'I was sorry to have disappointed him.' I HIGHLY doubt the bird got close enough for the author to determine its . bri ;)
Wonderful poem. Enskyment an amazing mutation, resurrection, a kairos.
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Congratulations again! Most deserving! TFS