What does the rain do to its own self and what has the poet compared it to?
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These lines are taken from the poem "Voice of Rain" by Walt Whitman. The rain rises as vapour to the sky, unseen and unfelt, formed from the water of the land and of the sea. From there, it pours down to give relief to the drought and dust filled parts of the world. It thus gives back life to its own source, and merges back into the land and the sea from where it was formed. Without rain, there would be no life - there are "seeds only, latent, unborn".
The poet compares this journey of rain to the journey of a poem. A poem, like rain, goes forth into the world, being borne from the poet's imagination. Once completed, it moves from person to person, touching where it is most needed. People may or may not acknowledge its effect on them, but, like rain, it, someday, returns to its original source, where it is welcomed back with much love.
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These lines are taken from the poem "Voice of Rain" by Walt Whitman. The rain rises as vapour to the sky, unseen and unfelt, formed from the water of the land and of the sea. From there, it pours down to give relief to the drought and dust filled parts of the world. It thus gives back life to its own source, and merges back into the land and the sea from where it was formed. Without rain, there would be no life - there are "seeds only, latent, unborn".
The poet compares this journey of rain to the journey of a poem. A poem, like rain, goes forth into the world, being borne from the poet's imagination. Once completed, it moves from person to person, touching where it is most needed. People may or may not acknowledge its effect on them, but, like rain, it, someday, returns to its original source, where it is welcomed back with much love.
Hope this answers your question. For further doubts, please ask on the forum and our experts will be happy to help as soon as possible.
Regards.