Wind Poem summary

 

Wind Poem summary 

This poem talks about the strength of wind. In a direct address to the wind, the poet begs him not to break the shutters of the windows, as he is the only person who has an outbreak of the storm. In a way, the poet is here asking the wind for protection. He also asks the air not to spill papers in his room, or to throw books down from his bookshelves.

As he continues to address the wind, the poet's tone now changes. He resonates with the wind as he pretends that this mess is made in his room. With his force, the wind threw all the books down from the bookshelves, and Tom Page among those books as well. However, the poet does not limit his complaint to the disturbances created by the wind inside his house. Drawing his eyes outward, he also accuses the wind of bringing with him a quiver of rain.

Now the poet's tone changes someday as he accuses him of destroying the wind, which is too gentle and light to withstand its force. The wind, which has the power to tear down doors, rafters, or even entire wooden houses, leaves people without a roof over their heads, or walls to keep shelter from the harsh world outside. The wind also tears down weak bodies, and fragile hearts. That is, difficulties in life can lead to loss of hope, as well as loss of life.

The poet warns his readers that we cannot avoid the ill-effects of wind by appealing to it, because it does not listen to anyone. Therefore, we should build our homes on a strong foundation, and ensure that our doors do not break easily. He suggests that we make ourselves stronger both physically and mentally. We should train our body and our heart to deal with the ill effects of wind. If we are able to do so, the wind will no longer be the enemy.

Instead it will be our friend. The poet says that the way the wind extinguishes fire when weakened, but makes it fierce if it is burning vigorously, the wind nourishes it which is already strong. From this the poet concludes that if we are strong, the wind will increase our strength, but if we are weak it crushes us. The poet tells the wind to blow gently, and asks us to sing our devotions to the wind god every day.