How would you describe a bird poetically? All I have is: "The minute I laid my eyes on it, I fell in mesmerizing awe. The way it gracefully soared...

The great
part about poetry is that it is your perspective that matters most.  If you want the bird to be
indiffernt to its freedom, it can be.  You would be using the poetic device of, which means that
you ascribe human thoughts and emotions to non-human objects (or animals, in this case.)  A
really famous poem about a bird is...