The Soughing Wind
The Soughing Wind - meaning Summary
Season as Mortality Metaphor
The poem observes how some leaves cling while others fall before frost, using this small natural detail to suggest human aging and mortality. The image of "winter branches and old bones" links seasonal change with bodily decline, implying a quiet, inevitable progression rather than dramatic end. It invites readers to see endings as part of a recurring cycle and to accept difference in timing and decline.
Read Complete AnalysesSome leaves hang late, some fall before the first frost—so goes the tale of winter branches and old bones.
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