Comments on: Bushtit

By: I and the Bird #113 | Matthew Sarver

I and the Bird #113 | Matthew Sarver — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:14:46 +0000

[...] Deb at Stoney Moss from “Bushtit” [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:48:00 +0000

Wow, I just love your language. I’m flowing through the poem from image to image. I’m there with the speaker watching these birds. There is a greater depth to the line, “How then to mark the draw of a drab brown Bushtit . . .” I would’ve loved to see this sentiment come up again and pulled a little deeper. It’s something about showiness (bright beating hearts”) not being the be all and end all. That gives a whole other layer to the poem.

By: thegirlwho

thegirlwho — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:30:00 +0000

I don’t know the bushtit, either, but I do know the feeling of wanting to follow a bird, and for me, a novice, the complete and utter frustration of seeing a bird or hearing a bird that I just can not identify!

By: Clockworkchris

Clockworkchris — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 22:06:00 +0000

Senior Project-man I am so glad I didn’t have one of those. This was a beautiful description of the bird and how you feel around it. I myself know nothing of birds but I feel like I know a little more now.

By: gautami tripathy

gautami tripathy — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 19:16:00 +0000

beautiful description.

By: Crafty Green Poet

Crafty Green Poet — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:29:00 +0000

PS your project sounds brilliant….

By: Crafty Green Poet

Crafty Green Poet — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:28:00 +0000

I don’t know the bushtit, but your middle stanza here could be a perfect description of the tits we do get over here, you’ve really captured the essence of these birds.