There Came Whisperings in the Winds
There Came Whisperings in the Winds - meaning Summary
Farewell Returned by Wind
Stephen Crane's brief poem captures an encounter with recurring, whispering farewells carried by the wind. Repetitive voices in darkness insist on saying "Good-bye," while the speaker reaches out and protests. The poem conveys a tension between the impulse to hold on and the inevitability of parting, using simple, childlike phrasing to suggest a universal, haunting sense of loss that returns in an endless, cyclical whisper.
Read Complete AnalysesThere came whisperings in the winds: "Good-bye! Good-bye!" Little voices called in the darkness: "Good-bye! Good-bye!" Then I stretched forth my arms. "No -- no -- " There came whisperings in the wind "Good-bye! Good-bye!" Little voices called in the darkness: "Good-bye! Good-bye!"
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