It means the falcon is the morning s favourite and the prince of daylight The bird's stunning flight is like a sign pointing towards God's glory Thus the windhover becomes the symbol of God s majesty in creation The bird s mastery in the air also shows God s control over the world This symbol suggests that even a small thing in nature shows God s greatness Fire and Embers Fire in The Windhover represents God s majesty and spiritual energy In the poem Hopkins says fire is coming out of Jesus Christ He says this fire is lovelier and more dangerous This fire means Christ s divine beauty and power Later embers pieces of burning coal are mentioned He says we find golden red colors in burning coals The embers also symbolize God s glory When they break they shine brightly just as suffering can reveal God s light in us The Chestnut In Pied Beauty written in Hopkins talks about chestnuts They look like fresh-firecoal Outside chestnuts are rough and green with spikes But there is a smooth brown nut within This beautiful chestnut makes us think about God So the chestnut becomes a symbol of God s greatness in creation It tells us that God s power and beauty are present in all things in nature Horses and Horseshoes In Felix Randal written in horses and horseshoes are important symbols Felix Randal was a farrier a blacksmith for horses He made horseshoes He was a young and strong man before his illness A horse is also a big and strong animal So the horse becomes the symbol of Felix Randal s strength and youthful energy The horseshoes he made were also hardy like him The poet says Felix was a Mould of man big-boned and hardy-handsome So the horses and horseshoes are symbols of Felix s skill strength and youthful power before he became sick Spring and Fall In Spring and Fall seasons symbolize the stages of human life Margaret the young girl is in the spring of her life But she feels sad when she sees leaves falling in autumn Margaret are you grieving Over Goldengrove unleaving Autumn Fall symbolizes death and change The dry leaves fall from trees in this season It teaches that nothing stays forever The falling leaves suggest how people will also face change loss and death just like nature does In fine Hopkins s symbols like the falcon fire chestnut horses horseshoes and seasons help us see God s glory and the truth of human life They teach us about strength and weakness beauty in ordinary things and the reality of death Through these simple symbols Hopkins connects nature to God He shows how everything in the world shows us divine power and beauty