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Song of The Rain

The poem describes rain from the perspective of rain itself. It personifies rain as being sent by gods, falling like pearls or threads from the sky, nourishing fields and clouds, and bringing joy. The poem explores the scientific process of evaporation and the emotional impacts of rain through imagery.

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Song of The Rain

The poem describes rain from the perspective of rain itself. It personifies rain as being sent by gods, falling like pearls or threads from the sky, nourishing fields and clouds, and bringing joy. The poem explores the scientific process of evaporation and the emotional impacts of rain through imagery.

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Summary Song of the Rain was included in the famous book Tears and Laughter by the U.

S- ArabicLebanese poet Kahlil Gibran who wrote it in free verse. It is written in the form of the Rain herself singing her song as she comes down. Rain is beautifully personified here. Rain is dotted silver threads dropped from heaven by Gods which Nature takes away to adorn her fields and valleys. The rain falls in a rapid succession one after the other and appears like dotted silver threads. She is beautiful pearls plucked by the Daughter of the Dawn from a Sovereign's crown to embellish her gardens. The rain is plucked from the crown of Ishtar. Ishtar is the goddess of fertility and it is significant as rain enhances or adds to the fertility of nature. The clouds and fields are lovers and she is a messenger between them. By pouring out she cures the cloud, and by coming down she quenches the thirst of the field. Also the rain is a messenger of mercy rather than a messenger of love as rain is natures merciful blessing on earth. The voice of thunder declares her arrival and the rainbow her departure. When she cries coming down, the hills laugh and when she reaches down, the flowers rejoice; and when she has seeped down deep into the soil, all things are elated. She emerges from the heart of the Sea and soars with the Breeze. When she sees a field in need, she descends and downpours and embraces the flowers and trees in her own million little ways. In human houses, she touches the windows with soft gentle fingers and all can hear her welcome song which only the sensitive can understand. She is born out of the heat in the air which in her turn she kills, exactly as a woman overcomes a man with the strength she takes from him. Rain is the sigh of the sea, the laughter of the field and the tears of the Heaven and Love. One will wonder how scientific Kahlil Gibran was. The sea heaves a sigh of sadness as a part of it is leaving from it. It heaves a sigh of relief as it will be coming back to it in the form of rain. It is the laughter of the field as the field is filled with joy when rain falls on its parched surface, thus replenishing it. The heavens shed tear as the rain, which has been a part of it for some time in the clouds, is leaving it. It is as if he has entered the very soul of the Rain to sing on her behalf. This song is only one of Gibran's hilarious and exquisite creations. Kahlil Gibran's song of the rain is a song sung by the rain which describes the dangerous journey of rain.

Explanation (Stanza wise)Stanza 1 The poet writes that it (rain) is sent on earth by the gods. Nature welcomes rain to beautify her fields and valleys. Stanza 2 He says he was once pearls on the crown of Queen Ishtar but was plucked by the goddess of dawn to embellish the earth. Stanza 3 He says that when there is rainfall all things are filled with joy and happiness. Stanza 4 He says that the fields and clouds are its lovers because-- it satisfies the need of water in the field, it lessen the heavy burden of the cloud. Stanza 5 Before rainfall, thunder strike and announces the rains entry. The spotting of a rainbow shows its end. Stanza 6 Rain has its roots in the sea (evaporation). Whenever it sees a dying field it showers water and rejuvenates flowers and tress Stanza 7 The pitter- patter against the window sill is always welcome but only few appreciate it. Stanza 8 Heat causes evaporation and ultimately rainfall, rainfall however makes the atmosphere cool. Stanza 9 and 10 It says it evaporates from the sea, makes fields happy and is the tears of heaven.

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