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- Humans have become obsessed with superficial wealth, and are desensitized to nature
- Take no time to appreciate the beauty of nature
A Minor Bird
I have wished a bird would fly away,
And not sing by my house all day;
Have clapped my hands at him from the door
When it seemed as if I could bear no more.
The fault must partly have been in me.
The bird was not to blame for his key.
And of course there must be something wrong
In wanting to silence any song.
- Self-inflicted separation of humans and nature
agitated
annoyed
exasperated
I have wished a bird would fly away,
And not sing by my house all day;
Have clapped my hands at him from the door
When it seemed as if I could bear no more.
The fault must partly have been in me.
The bird was not to blame for his key.
And of course there must be something wrong
In wanting to silence any song.
enlightened
taken aback
ashamed
guilty
The speaker is disturbed by the bird singing near his house, and wishes it would leave
The speaker gets so agitated that he tries to scare the bird away
A Minor Bird
I have wished a bird would fly away,
And not sing by my house all day;
Have clapped my hands at him from the door
When it seemed as if I could bear no more.
The fault must partly have been in me.
The bird was not to blame for his key.
And of course there must be something wrong
In wanting to silence any song.
Then the speaker realizes that the bird is doing no wrong, instead it is him doing the bird wrong
He sees that there is something wrong with wanting to stop a naturally occurring thing (the bird's singing)
A Minor Bird
I have wished a bird would fly away,
And not sing by my house all day;
Have clapped my hands at him from the door
When it seemed as if I could bear no more.
The fault must partly have been in me.
The bird was not to blame for his key.
And of course there must be something wrong
In wanting to silence any song.