The Structure within the Battle of Windhover

The image in the whole "Windhover" of the structure in Windhover's battle identifies the fight Jesus made while walking. This fight involves Jesus fighting for the eternal redemption of mankind and the establishment of the Kingdom of God on the earth. The author of poetry Gerard Manley Hopkins reinforced the image of the fight, weakened the image at the same time, added more confusion and mystery to this already complicated poem. sense. We emphasize the special meaning of two or three consecutive pressures with emphasis words at the beginning of the line. Hopkins contains seven pressures in a row.

Oliveira 's "Windhover" painting reproduced above was inspired by the poet (and pastor)' s 1877 poem "The Windhover" as well as the Windhover Center itself. When I first visited the Windhover Center in 2016, I suddenly remembered that I read this poem by high school English poetry textbook decades ago. After returning home, I confirmed that this poem is included in my 49 year old textbook. This is a scan of this poem in my ancient textbook (purchased in 1969): This poem explicitly describes the red scorpion's energy scan, but its deep meaning is a bit vague. The explanation provided in my old textbook is that the birds have to coordinate "all faculties of elegant flight and dangerous flight". : Poetry: WJ Steele, Leave a Certificate Version (Fallons, Dublin, published in 1969)

In October 2014, the campus of Stanford University opened an extraordinary new building, Windhover Center. This center is "a spiritual sanctuary of the Stanford University campus and it is designed to encourage and promote personal updates" (source: windhover.stanford.edu). Named after Windhover, the building at the center does not seem to be inspired directly from birds. This is a picture of the appearance of Windhover Center and its adjacent maze. The interior of the building consists of several meditation spaces for practicing meditation in the Stanford community. The inner wall is decorated with five large red dragonfly picture by American painter Nathan Oliveira (1928-2010). This is a panoramic picture that feels the indoor space inside the building.