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Poem
June 13, 1898
Vilas County News
Eagle River, Vilas County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Poem metaphorically compares wind to fate and leaves to men, portraying their fleeting, chaotic movement through life, eventual isolation, and final decay under snow, symbolizing human existence and death.
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THE WIND AND THE LEAVES.
The wind is fate,
The leaves are men
They are blown along for a little space
And then
A few emerge and tumble ahead,
Over and over again,
In a maddening race,
And here and there
One lodges and clings in a lonesome place,
Until at last but a single leaf
Whirls onward into the far somewhere.
And the many leaf-men that are left behind
Gather in clusters here and there,
And are whirled about by the willful wind,
And at last, when the great white quilt is spread,
And all is over and done,
They silently lie and slowly rot,
Each on the barren little spot
Where its troubles were begun.
-Cleveland Leader.
The wind is fate,
The leaves are men
They are blown along for a little space
And then
A few emerge and tumble ahead,
Over and over again,
In a maddening race,
And here and there
One lodges and clings in a lonesome place,
Until at last but a single leaf
Whirls onward into the far somewhere.
And the many leaf-men that are left behind
Gather in clusters here and there,
And are whirled about by the willful wind,
And at last, when the great white quilt is spread,
And all is over and done,
They silently lie and slowly rot,
Each on the barren little spot
Where its troubles were begun.
-Cleveland Leader.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ballad
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Wind Fate
Leaves Men
Human Mortality
Autumn Decay
Life Journey
What entities or persons were involved?
Cleveland Leader
Poem Details
Title
The Wind And The Leaves.
Author
Cleveland Leader
Key Lines
The Wind Is Fate,
The Leaves Are Men
They Are Blown Along For A Little Space
And At Last, When The Great White Quilt Is Spread,
They Silently Lie And Slowly Rot,