Beehive- : poem 3 – RAIN ON THE ROOF- COATES KINNEY
About the poet- COATES KINNEY ( Coates Kinney (November 24, 1826 – January 25, 1904) was an American lawyer, politician, journalist and poet who wrote Rain On The Roof . He was born in 1826 near Penn Yan, New York.
About the poem The poem is about the rain. The poet recalls sweet memories from his childhood. When the dark cloud covers the sky, and it starts raining, the poet lies down on his bed and listens to the pattern of the soft rain that falls on the roof of his home. The sound of the rain droplet brings back sweet memories of his past. The memories of his mother flash through his mind, and he remembers how his mother used to tell him stories when he was a small kid.