There Came a Wind Like a Bugle
There Came a Wind Like a Bugle - meaning Summary
Sudden, Ominous Natural Shock
The poem describes a sudden, trumpet-like wind that sweeps through a rural scene, creating an eerie, chilling disruption. People react by shutting doors and watching nature’s motion—trees, fences, rivers—seem to flee. The community registers the event through the steeple bell and shared alarm. Despite the brief, ominous upheaval, the closing lines assert a resilient continuity: much may arrive and depart, and yet the world endures.
Read Complete AnalysesThere cam a Wind like a Bugle – It quivered through the Grass And a Green Chill upon the Heat So ominous did pass We barred the Windows and the Doors As from an Emerald Ghost – The Doom’s electric Moccasin The very instant passed – On a strange Mob of panting Trees And Fences fled away And Rivers where the Houses ran Those looked that lived – that Day – The Bell within the steeple wild The flying tidings told – How much can come And much can go, And yet abide the World!
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