THE WIND

 

                THE  WIND

“The Wind” is a short poem written by the English poet Christina Georgina Rossetti.  It reads as follows:

            Who has seen the wind?

            Neither I nor you.

            But when the leaves hang trembling,

            The wind is passing through.

 

            Who has seen the wind?

            Neither you nor I

            But when the trees bow down their heads,

            The wind is passing by.

Rossetti was born on 5 December 1830 and died on 29 December 1894. She was an inspired genius; with  a romantic nature and devotional temperament; lived a secluded life; and devoted herself to religious activities and charitable works. She also wrote some poems for children in a very simple language as is evident  from the poem given above.

 

“The Wind” is a simple but significant  poem. It tells the reader that even in nature there are both mighty and weak forces.  The wind is a powerful invisible force. The leaves and trees are comparatively weak entities.    When the wind strikes them they cannot protect themselves; the leaves start trembling and the trees bow down their heads. Symbolically, this is also true about every department of life.  The mightiers rule over the less mighty; and this happens both visibly and invisibly. 

 

The wind is a symbol of invisible powerful  force.     

 

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G. R. Kanwal

21 October 2023