"The Wind"

"The Wind" by James Stephens

The wind stood up and gave a shout.
He whistled on his fingers and

Kicked the withered leaves about
And thumped the branches with his hand

And said he'd kill and kill and kill,
And so he will and so he will.

I read this poem the other day in my English textbook and I thought about how humanities and poetry fit well together because people have loved to write and read poems all throughout time. From the rhymes that we hear as children to the great sonnets of Shakespeare, it is amazing how far this creative writing has come. I thought this particular poem was interesting how the author gave life to something in mother nature as it gave wind human characteristics. It is fun to read and it is the reason why it has become a popular poem. People love to be imaginative with words and this is a great example. It is the same reason why people love fairy tales or books about science fiction. Or it is even just seen as a different way to describe something ordinary, rather than just saying "the wind blew fiercely" the author wanted to give it life. This is important to people because poetry has enriched the world around us and is a big part of the humanities.