Blessed be the Wind! Without wind, most of Earth would be uninhabitable. The tropics would grow so unbearably hot that nothing could live there, and the rest of the planet would freeze. Moisture, if any existed, would be confined to oceans, and all but the fringe of the great continents… would be desert. There would  [More …]

When great Nature sighs, we hear the winds Which, noiseless in themselves, Awaken voices from other beings, Blowing on them from every opening Loud voices sound. Have you not heard This rush of tones? There stands the overhanging wood On the steep mountain: Old trees with holes and cracks Like snouts, maws, and ears, Like  [More …]