However scientists might prepare us for seeing this web, Rogers s claims about her inseparable relationships with nature have to strike the reader as outrageous. Existing in me. Through particular observations of nature she comes to know who she is. The poem only gradually reveals the level of reciprocity required in this web of relationships. It follows, therefore, that the wren can know more of itself by being the second witness and attending to the human song.
Reciprocity characterizes the relationship between bird and human.
And if, as Fred Wolf asserts, Reality depends upon our choices of what and how to choose to observe, then Rogers s last lines make ultimate sense. We must imagine that she initiates the observation of the kite and notes its keen-eye, its soaring ability. Rogers s respect for science pervades her poetry, providing her with subject matter and point of view. Her desire for a keen eye can be seen as stemming from this respect. On their part, scientists have a difficult time communicating their discoveries in ways that non-scientists can understand.