Discuss the main theme of the poem The Windhover Or Give the substance of the poem The Windhover Or Summarize the poem The Windhover M Hopkins - poem The Windhover is about the beauty of a falcon flying in the sky and how it reminds the poet of Jesus Christ s glory Hopkins shows how nature can connect us to God The Beauty of the Windhover One morning Hopkins sees a windhover a type of falcon bird flying in the sky The bird is riding the wind It dives glides and turns beautifully in the air Hopkins feels great joy and excitement while watching the bird He calls the bird Morning's minion king- dom of daylight's dauphin It means the falcon is the morning s favourite and the prince of daylight So the bird is very special full of beauty and strength The poet is very impressed to see the