"Bird Watcher" by Clive Wilmer (R.I.P.)

Soundtrack to this episodeText of poem:Bird WatcherIt returns to the same nest. The watcher liesbeneath spring brushwood to await its coming–at watch so long he dreams himself becomingless than himself and more, the landscape’s eyes. Though far beyond his eyes, beyond the rangeof field-glasses, he knows it breaks no bonds: its instinct to his knowledge corresponds,riding the current of the season’s change. What is there in a small bird’s blood that learnsto plot its course by sun and stars, being drawnyearly toward a lost, remembered dawn? The watcher broods on this. The bird returns.And all its colours flash where he attends–a deep blue mantling rust and white. It singscaged in his retina; then on curving wingsveers off to vanish where the human ends. Topics discussed in this episode include:-My episode with Zina and David on Fireside Chat-My essay, The Iron Lyre-My essay, The Monumentalist Manifesto-Subscribe to the Versecraft substack! -Also subscribe to Zina, David, Matthew, Ethan, Alice, Steve, and Chris's substacks!-My interview with Dick Davis-John Ruskin and William Morris-The Books of Enoch-"To A Waterfowl" by William Cullen Bryant-"Sunday Morning" by Wallace Stevens-A Poeta Ad AvemSupport the showVISIT MY WEBSITE HERE.BUY VERSECRAFT MERCH HERE.VISIT THE VERSECRAFT SUBSTACK HERE.Please subscribe, rate, and review! Thanks so much for listening.You can leave me a tip, support the podcast, or request a commission here! TikTok:  @versecraftSend me a note at: [email protected] favorite poetry podcasts for: Sharp thoughts and cutting truths (Matthew): Sleerickets  Lovely introspection and sensitive reflection (Alice): Poetry Says The landscape of Ohioan poetry (Jeremy): Poetry Spotlight  Supported in part by The Ohio Poetry AssociationArt by David Anthony KlugList of the most common metrical feet: Iamb: weak-STRONG (u /)Trochee: STRONG-weak (/ u)Anapest: weak-weak-STRONG (u u /)Amphibrach: weak-STRONG-weak (u / u)Dactyl: STRONG-weak-weak (/ u u)Cretic: STRONG-weak-STRONG (/ u /)Pyrrhic: weak-weak (u u)Spondee: STRONG-STRONG (/ /)