Wind, Wind, O Snowy Wind
Wind, Wind, O Snowy Wind - meaning Summary
Longing for Pastoral Simplicity
Yesenin's lyric expresses a yearning to return to childhood and rural simplicity. The speaker imagines being a blond boy, free of adult burdens, soothed by pastoral sounds like horns and cowbells and comforted by the wind and snow. Nature offers escape and release from anxiety; banal rural gestures—standing on one leg, hugging bushes—become remedies for sadness. The poem links memory, innocence, and the consoling, cleansing power of the natural world.
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