In the poem rain on the roof past is being spoken about but not in terms of regret or sadness whereas in the poem the road not taken there is sadness and regret as imagery.
Rain on the rooftop poem.
I remember but to love her with a rapture kin to pain and my heart s quick pulses vibrate to the patter of the rain.
The musical sound of raindrops falling on the rooftop at night has the ability to revive sweet memories and rouse fancies in an otherwise busy mind.
The rain thus soothes and comforts an overworked mind by taking it back to its lovely past.
There is naught in art s bravuras that can work with such a spell.
And another comes to thrill me with her eye s delicious blue.
The theme of the poem is the healing power of rain.
The poem rain on the roof talks about the poet s varied reactions to the sound of raindrops falling on the roof of his house.
Rain lulls the poet into dreams which bring back the memory of his family and the loved ones.
He says that the raindrops at night are like tears shed by the sad dark night.
Of the soft rain on the roof.
They ease him as well as make him sad.
He loves to lie in bed and hear rain falling on the roof of his room because it gets back sweet memories of the past.
And forget i gazing on her that her heart was all untrue.
The poem has been divided into three stanzas having eight lines each.
Rain on the roof written by coates kinney is a thoughtful poem in which the poet expresses his thoughts and past memories when the rain pours over his house.