everything seems silent and cold They are the promise of change and new beginnings after the stillness of death and winter Symbol Of Freedom And Hope The flying birds also show freedom They move easily through the poet s inner world Their flight means release from sadness and the search for light Even though they are black they are not dark or evil They are full of energy and life bringing hope to the poet s heart Spiritual Meaning The black birds connect the poet s soul to nature s power They show that new life and spirit can rise from within Their movement inside him becomes a sign of inner awakening Through them the poet finds the strength to understand the circle of life death and rebirth The black birds in the poem stand for imagination hope and renewal They grow in the poet s inner world and bring the message that life continues even in silence Gabriel Okara uses them to show how the human soul like nature never truly dies