Does rain come knocking at your door? — Summary

1_in_1000sContemplative

Does rain come knocking at your door And you open up to it Welcome it like a long awaited guest And let it enter, Not only in your home but also in your soul You talk to it, as if it were your long lost friend You pack up your deepest darkest secrets And hand over the briefcase for the rain to take away Do you secretly pour some pent up tears into that baggage too? Or do you save them for when the rain leaves your home And then let those tears soak you Do you find solace in letting go when the rain comes Everything that you've been holding on to? Do you feel like a newborn when the sky is clear Knowing there'll be no more rain For a long long time now....

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Rain is treated here as a visitor you actually want, someone you open the door to and talk with like an old friend. The speaker asks a series of questions, and the poem reads as an invitation to the reader: do you, too, let the rain into your home and into your soul?

The rain becomes a kind of confidant. The speaker imagines packing up deep, dark secrets in a briefcase and handing it over to be carried away. Tears might go in as well, or they might wait until the rain has left, when they can soak you instead. Either way, the storm gives permission to let go of what you've been holding on to.

The mood is quiet, tender and a little wistful. The ending shifts to relief, with the clear sky making you feel like a newborn. The trailing dots suggest that this freshness will last for a while, but not forever.

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