Tamer and Hawk
Thom Gunn
I thought I was so tough,
But gentled at your hands,
Cannot be quick enough
To fly for you and show
That when I go I go
At your commands.
Even in flight above
I am no longer free:
You seeled me with your love,
I am blind to other birds?
The habit of your words
Has hooded me.
As formerly, I wheel
I hover and I twist,
But only want the feel,
In my possessive thought,
Of catcher and of caught
Upon your wrist.
You but half civilize,
Taming me in this way.
Through having only eyes
For you I fear to lose,
I lose to keep, and choose
Tamer as prey.
Whoa!! I love this poem! Look at the implicit message the author's trying to convey. We brainstormed what the poem was about and to our surprise, it turned out to be what we never expected. Just shows us that when we think, we aren't thinking wide enough to include all possiblities. Brilliant poem! So what do ya think it is about anyway?:p
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Thom Gunn
I thought I was so tough,
But gentled at your hands,
Cannot be quick enough
To fly for you and show
That when I go I go
At your commands.
Even in flight above
I am no longer free:
You seeled me with your love,
I am blind to other birds?
The habit of your words
Has hooded me.
As formerly, I wheel
I hover and I twist,
But only want the feel,
In my possessive thought,
Of catcher and of caught
Upon your wrist.
You but half civilize,
Taming me in this way.
Through having only eyes
For you I fear to lose,
I lose to keep, and choose
Tamer as prey.
Whoa!! I love this poem! Look at the implicit message the author's trying to convey. We brainstormed what the poem was about and to our surprise, it turned out to be what we never expected. Just shows us that when we think, we aren't thinking wide enough to include all possiblities. Brilliant poem! So what do ya think it is about anyway?:p
