The taste
of rain
—Why kneel?

Analysis, meaning and summary of Jack Kerouac's poem Haiku

1 Comment

  1. Joe says:

    Kerouac reveils how the mystic experiences God.
    Why kneel to communicate to God when all you have to do is let the world speak and God will reach out and touch you, embrace you in soft rain drops.

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