In this poem, the poet highlights the destructive as well as the constructive aspects of the wind. He says that the wind teases and makes fun of the weak persons or things. Wind symbolises the difficulties that one faces in one’s life. Difficulties frighten us if we are weak. When we are brave, difficulties do not harm us and disappear quietly.
The poet asks the wind to below softly and not to break the shutters of windows, throw the books from the shelf and scatter them. But the wind does not listen to him. It throws the books, tears their pages and brings rain. The wind god makes fun of the weaklings. He crushes them.
Since the wind does not listen to the poet, he advises us to be strong. We should build strong houses and strong windows. We should be strong in body and mind. If we become strong, the wind will be our friend. This poem symbolises the need to develop a strong character.