Symbol of Death Death is shown as soft and peaceful The poet writes White funeral cloth is slowly unrolled over deathless earth The snow covers the land like a burial cloth giving peace and rest Death does not destroy the world It brings stillness and renewal The winter-weary elms bend under snow It shows acceptance and quiet strength Renewal After Death After death new life comes again The snow hides the ground but keeps life safe The poet dreams of oil palms bearing suns for fruits The bright suns stand for rebirth and creation Life continues under the snow s white silence Nature s rhythm shows that death is only a short sleep before new life begins Contrast Between Life and Death Okara joins both ideas in one image The poet writes The earth lying inscrutable like the face of a god in a shrine The snow s silence shows death but the earth s life stays hidden below Life and death are not enemies They balance each other Nature holds both peace and power together Spiritual Peace The poet finds faith in nature s calm rhythm Snow falls silently and the trees bow like white-robed Moslems salaaming at evening prayer This shows worship and surrender Life and death become one prayer to God The poet learns that peace and holiness live in nature s quiet beauty and endless renewal Okara s poem joins life death and renewal in a round Snow birds and trees all show the calm flow of nature Death becomes peace and peace gives birth to life again The poet teaches that nothing truly dies Through nature s silence and faith he finds hope harmony and the promise of eternal renewal nbsp