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Who Has Seen the Wind? By Christina Rossetti. Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you: But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by. Source: The Golden Book of Poetry (1947) Who has seen the wind?
‘ Who Has Seen the Wind? ‘ by Christina Rossetti is a two-stanza poem that utilizes similar wording between the stanzas to embrace a universality of concept. This universality regards the core theme of the poem, that things that we cannot “see” may still impact us at varying levels.
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Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you. But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I. But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.
Famous Nature Poem. Until the age of nine, Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) spent time at her grandfather’s cottage in Holmer Green. In 1839, he sold the property and moved to London. During these visits to Holmer Green, Christina had the freedom to wander around the property and fall in love with nature.
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May 13, 2011 · Read, review and discuss the Who Has Seen the Wind? poem by Christina Georgina Rossetti on Poetry.com
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Who has seen the wind? Neither I nor you; But when the leaves hang trembling, The wind is passing through. Neither you nor I; But when the trees bow down their heads, The wind is passing by.
But when the leaves hang trembling. The wind is passing thro'. Who has seen the wind? Neither you nor I: But when the trees bow down their heads. The wind is passing by.
