“The Wind Will Show Its Kindness” by Meister Eckhart

A man born blind can easily deny
the significance of a vast landscape.

He can easily deny 
all the wonders that he cannot touch, 
smell, taste, or hear.

But one day the wind will show its kindness
and remove the tiny patches that cover your eyes,

And you will see God more clearly 
than you have ever seen yourself.

This is a puzzling poem that provokes contemplation. What do you make of it?

One thought on ““The Wind Will Show Its Kindness” by Meister Eckhart”

  1. The word ‘wind’ here is a metaphor for the word God, or
    Divine. Maybe I should have capitalized the word ‘wind,’ or
    at least put it in italic.

    And was glad to recently give a link to this website — The
    Province of Joy in a recent blog I posted, titled: ‘Admit
    Something’, which are the first two words in a Hafiz poem reprinted at this site. this site.

    And this Meister Eckhart poem-rendering …. is too from that
    Penguin anthology — Love Poems from God.

    Daniel Ladinsky
    July 26, 2022

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