What is the theme of the poem?

The poem's driving theme is Nature's unrestrained, unpredictable power, and the extent to which natural forces determine human lives. The overarching conflict of "Wind" manifests between the speaker and the unrelenting storm outside. Much of the poem's drama lies in the question of whether or not the speaker and his company will succumb to the wind's force. The poem's tone and emotional resonance is embedded in this struggle: the overpowering strength of the wind serves as a metaphor for the stormy and unpredictable relation between the speaker and the second figure.