Hughes, Ted. "Hawk Roosting".

Summary

- the speaker: an arrogant hawk lazily contemplating his predatory perfection

- holds an aloof post in "the high trees" above the earth, finds a sadistic pleasure in arbitrary killing

- describes himself as the culmination of all "Creation", sneers at everything but himself, and concludes in his self-confident announcement that he is going to keep things like this

Analysis

- regular stanza and poetic line, occasional irregular imperfect rhyme

- terse and stark phrases, strong specific images

- the crow is God-like both in position (high in the trees) and ability (killing lower creatures)