Rain On The Roof
Rain On The Roof
by COATES KINNEY
ABOUT THE POET
In this stanza, the poet describes a rainy night. He says that all the stars of the sky have
become invisible because they have been covered by clouds. Darkness usually has a
negative connotation, and the poet makes no exception to this rule. He says that the
darkness is making him sad and reflective, and the rain also seems to mirror his emotions as
it looks like tears falling softly from human eyes. At this point, the only thing that can bring
joy to the poet is to curl up with a pillow in the bed of a country cottage. Though the
rooms of the cottage may be small and ill-equipped, the sound of raindrops can only
transport him there for him to recover from his melancholic mood.
Here, the poet introduces his mother.He says that he is dreaming of his mother. As he had
told in the previous stanza that rain brings memories of the past – it is the memory of his
mother who is no longer alive. In the past, she used to love him a lot, she used to consider
him a darling and she would let him sleep till day break and have sweet dreams. The poet
can still feel that his mother is looking at him as he listens to the song made by the rain
drops falling on the roof top of his room. The sound of the rain makes him correlate his past
with his present. That is why the poet is moved by the sound of the rain drops on the
shingles of his room. Whenever he hears this sound it brings back memories of the past and
he is reminded of his mother.
Stanza 3