The Bird Watcher (Part 1) Poem by Nooruddeen Mathilakathveetil
The Bird Watcher (Part 1)
I plod through the leafy woods
The shadowy, coolly rain forest at the dale
Harkening the spellbinding tunes of trills
Watching the vividly coloured pretty fowls
Echoes of those feeble (But aloud) chirrups twinging me
Of those little birds I encaged in my early ages
Were all tremulous and dolorous sobs, but
Misapprehended unto chant sweet songs of rollicking
Encaging the birds is remorselessness
To set all those confined birds free, now I wish,
To let them spread their wings beneath the skies
And dry out their invisible tears in the fresh breeze of the freedom
The red and blue Macaws, the Golden Pheasants….
The birds of passage,
The settlers for the time being,
Blossom the trees with lurid variance of colours
The Green Turacos, the red Robins
And the tall milky Flamingoes with pinkish limbs
Creeping in the marsh and organizing their eats,
Deceive me the marshy land to be an enchanting flowerbed
Golden slanting rays and long shadows
The contrasting beauties of the forest
And the humming of swaying trees in the breeze
Embellish to the beauty to the trills & chirrups
May 11-2009 (Hawiyah - Saudi Arabia)
Your subject matter is both beautiful and important. Caged birds are prisoners who have committed no crime. As to your poem. It begins well (like your use of the word 'plod' in the first line) but I think the poem is too long. If you leave out the last three stanzas your poem will make its point much more powerfully. Itemized lists of names may show your knowledge, but do little to enhance your poem. I'd end it on that excellent line: 'And dry out their invisible tears in the fresh breeze of the freedom' Remember, in poetry, less is more. love, Allie ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I like your vivid imagery and am delighted that you now appreciate birds@ freedom.
a watcher who once caged the birds, now prefers sighting the birds in freedom. it is a wonderful poem with good imagery.
I wholeheartedly support your wisdom for freedom of birds. As another poet has said God made them to be free and fly. Maybe because humans can't fly they are jealous! ! Your imagery is very beautiful and your knowledge amazing. Glorious writing. 10 Karin Anderson
i lived this poem amazing describing thank you for beautiful writing let's see more
beautiful indeed sir.... great one to get away from the complex concrete world we are living! ! ! ! this is a nice read! ! with love shan
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/5/2025 4:48:56 AM # 1.0.0
You expressed sentiments I spoke of just this morning, we have no right to cage lovely birds for just our own enjoyment. I have a garden full of birds which give me pleasure and they are free to leave when they wish. I however do agree with Alison as to length of poem. Keep writing poems of conscience, that; s what poetry is for.