There came whisperings in the winds:
“Good-bye! Good-bye!”
Little voices called in the darkness:
“Good-bye! Good-bye!”
Then I stretched forth my arms.
“No — no — ”
There came whisperings in the wind
“Good-bye! Good-bye!”
Little voices called in the darkness:
“Good-bye! Good-bye!”
There came whisperings in the winds
Analysis, meaning and summary of Stephen Crane's poem There came whisperings in the winds
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I think that Crane is talking about his father how he didn’t want him to die but there was nothing that he could do.
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FREAKIN AWESOME POEM!