I Saw the Wind Within Her

I Saw the Wind Within Her - meaning Summary

Desire Tempered by Humility

The speaker observes a spirited inner force in a woman and recognizes it as directed toward him. He implies attraction or intimacy but accepts a barrier: shelter must be purchased by humility. The poem compresses desire, recognition, and self-restraint into a brief image, suggesting that access to another’s inward life requires modesty or moral worth rather than force. The tone is admiring yet resigned, with humility framed as the mediator of intimacy.