What do you think of the poem "To Waterbirds" written by American Bryant?

The first section of this poem describes the background of a waterfowl flying alone in the sky: dusk, sunset, crimson horizon, where will a waterfowl fly? Dew, the last few steps of the day point out the time, and the word step gives the passage of time a sense of unhurried movement, and writes the poet's helplessness when watching the sunset. The words "far" and "deep" point out the vastness of space and form a very strong contrast with the image of a "weak" waterfowl.

After a whole section of questioning, in the second section, the poet shaped the waterfowl into a firm image: the bird catcher calculated your flight trajectory and tried to hunt you down, but there was nothing he could do. There is a contrast between man and nature: in front of nature, man seems powerless. Although he has higher wisdom, his nature is not affected at all and he runs as usual. Even lonely waterfowl have this extraordinary courage.

The third and fourth sections talk about how waterfowl will reach their destination. Everything seems natural, whether on the invisible coast or in the endless sky, there is a mysterious "power" as its guide; Although it walks alone, it won't get lost; And the place it wants to go back is natural. What is this "force", the poet did not explain. We can also think of it as anything, whether it is God or nature. In the eyes of young Kobe, this "power" may not have a specific image, but it is just a guide.

From the fifth verse, the symbolic meaning of the whole poem becomes obvious. The cold night is coming, and the waterfowl flies around all day, exhausted, but the poet doesn't want it to come to a blessed land. What does "blessed land" mean here? Is it the end of waterfowl's long journey or the end of life? Does "night" mean real night or when life stops? There is only one poem at hand, plus a little simple poet life, these questions can't be answered.

In the sixth section, this symbolic meaning is more obvious. Although the description is very specific: Waterbirds survive the night, end their journey and migrate to a warm home. But then its companion "screamed", and the reed was longer than its resting place. With this connection, the rest in the original poem may not only refer to rest, but the waterfowl has traveled westward after a long journey. At this point in the poem, the strong image of the second quarter is contradictory, and the feeling of fatalism appears. Home: Back where?

The seventh and eighth paragraphs are the poet's lyricism by borrowing scenery. He learned a lot from waterfowl, so he became firm. What does "lesson" mean? Who is "he"? The poet did not give a clear answer. Nature is so powerful that wandering waterfowl can't escape their own lives after all. As a lonely person, should we also follow the natural arrangement? Think like this, he is very calm.

In his early years, Bryant was greatly influenced by British "graveyard poets" and was particularly obsessed with the two topics of "melancholy" and "death". It is also reflected in this poem. The nature described in the poem is a cold scene, and the fate of waterfowl is not necessarily good. But the poet's calmness seems to indicate that he has found his own "guide" and established a religious complex.