English Notes Class 10 Chapter no 8 Summary

 English Notes (Class 10)

Chapter no 8

Summary: Peace

This poem was written by “Dr. Silvia Hartmann. The poem's central theme is the wind that is fierce while in a rage but gentle at its core. We have experience storms to enjoy peace.

"I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination."

In this poem, the poetess describes the destruction and chaos brought about by the apparent face of the wind. It roars and smashes everything. It is so intense that it takes the form of a monster. She further explains that it levels everything whether valleys or vales. When it spins, it crushes everything and the things get cracked. It ruins and blows away everything. In this way, it rake’s all the work done by man.

Moreover, the poetess says that the destruction brought about by the wind is its apparent face. Its internal face is still. After the wind stops blowing, there comes peace which is the outcome of the destruction. The atmosphere becomes very pleasant. The bright blue sky is worth seeing. When the cool gentle breeze rustles the leaves of the trees, it creates a soothing and musical sound. The breeze seems whispering. This is exactly what we call the real face of the wind. The poet concludes her viewpoint by seeing that the entire chaos and destruction becomes meaningless and unimportant when we come across the real beautiful and enchanting face of the wind. That is nothing other than peace.

   “you can find peace amidst the storms that threaten you”