The word Power is referring to God and that he does care where the fowler is taken and he will help him find his way even though he is traveling alone. Also Bryant uses man's relationship with God in stanza eight; " He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright." …show more content…
Bryant also uses the fowler as the show the changing views of his earthly existence. The fowler's goes from zone to zone to find a warm place to hibernate while it is winter where he was. This is a common aspect for birds to do as the year goes on when winter comes they migrate south to a warmer climate to stay till it gets cold there. "The Waterfowl" has great meaning in the poem and it reaches out its religious side by telling how God helps the fowler to find a nesting