GETTING STUCK IN
Observation of the natural world is at the heart of many poems. By pinning such observation to paper, the poet preserves the moment and shares the privileged view with readers. It will be clear to see that nature poems could lapse into an ‘isn’t nature wonderful’ generalisation, without showing anything new. It’s the quirk of circumstance, or the anomaly, that makes the poem.
The quirk here is the simple fact that a domestic goose is muscling in on a wild bird feeding pattern; but the writer’s skill creates a fascinating account from this fact. Stephen Beattie of Burscough, Lancashire, was at the nearby
