Rain Has Come — Summary

Manan DasCheerful

Rain has come The curtains of clouds is swinging outside Open the door between in and out I shall go outside

Chocked voice trees speak now Feel their cheerful voices Happy trees... who have no in or out Open the door, their delighted tones Are calling me

Winds are busy.. .as rain has come Winds have now many works Now clouds, trees and winds Raise joy from depth of earth Let me go...

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The speaker is stuck indoors while the first rain arrives, and everything outside seems to be inviting them out. Clouds swing like curtains, trees speak in cheerful voices, and the winds are busy with what the speaker calls "many works." The speaker's feeling is eager longing, close to impatience. The repeated plea to "open the door" shows how badly they want to join in.

The most interesting idea is the trees, described as "happy trees... who have no in or out." Unlike people, they don't live behind walls, so they can celebrate freely. The door becomes more than a wooden one; it suggests the line people draw between themselves and nature. By the end, clouds, trees and wind together "raise joy from depth of earth," as if the whole world is waking up. The poem's last words, "Let me go...", trail off, leaving a mood of joyful, almost childlike excitement. The slightly rough phrasing adds to that spontaneous, breathless feel.

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