Fresh-firecoal+chestnut-falls

In the first 5 lines of the poem Hopkins is attempting to back up his theory of inscape by comparing and contrasting the beauty of the patterns and the uniqueness of all things God creates. Unlike some of the other things written about in the poen such as couple-couloured skies and finches wings, somethings are not so obviously beautiful. In line 4 with the speakers comparison of "fresh-firecoal chestnut-falls", the speaker compares to not usually aesthetically pleasing objects. As a reader if we look closely on the inside of a hot burning fire coal there is not the blackness that is covering, but a hot orange/yellow center that is key to life and full of energy. Similarly with the chestnut, the outer shell is a dull brown but the inside is filled with a rich, colorful meat that is a sign of energy and life. This is just another way Hopkins is using nature to convey God to the reader.

...chestnuts ....firecoal