The Kingfisher by W.H. Davies | Poem in English | BA English Notes

The theme of The Kingfisher

"The Kingfisher" is a beautiful simple poem by W.H. Davies. William Henry Davies was an English Poet whose lyrics have force and simplicity. He was a welsh poet, known as the "Tramp poet'. His famous poems include :

• A Great Time

• A Greeting 

• A May Morning

• A Strang City and many more

The poem appears to be referring to the beauty and brilliance of the bird. However, the poet does not describe the bird in great detail. He expresses his feeling of oneness with nature.

The lovely birds represent the poet himself in their brilliance and aloofness. The poet's attracted by the bright colors of the bird. He calls the kingfisher, the child of the rainbow. He imagines that the rainbow gave birth to it and gave its colors to it. The rainbow, mother of the kingfisher, itself is the daughter of tears, the rain drops shining in reflected rays of the sun.

The poet compares himself with the kingfisher and says that like the kingfisher, he also prefers to visit the lonely pools where the branches of the trees droop over water.

The Kingfisher and the peacock, both are beautiful and colorful. But, the peacock shows itself off and lives in the "King's Garden". The poet feels that the Kingfisher is neither proud nor ambitious. It prefers to stay away from the public gaze. The little kingfisher should also show its brilliance to the whole world. But it avoids displaying itself to the proud kings.

Like Kingfisher, the poet also likes solitude. He aspires for a peaceful life, far from the madding crowd. Like a Kingfisher, he also wishes for a calm and quiet place, near a lonely pool. where a tree would bend over him like a mother bending over her child. Thus, the poem is fully appropriate and inspiring.

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