What is the role of religion or spirituality in the poem?

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What is the role of religion or spirituality in the poem In Gabriel Okara s - poem Snowflakes Sail Gently Down religion and spirituality appear through nature s silence and beauty The poet finds divine peace in the quiet scene of snowfall He does not speak of formal religion but of spiritual awakening through nature The bending trees falling snow and calm earth show how nature prays and connects man with the divine Nature As Divine Presence The poet sees nature as a form of God When the snow covers the earth and trees bow it creates a sacred image The poet writes The earth lying inscrutable like the face of a god in a shrine This line shows that the earth itself looks holy like a god s face Nature becomes a temple of silence and purity Symbol Of Prayer And Devotion The poet compares the bending elm trees

to white-robed Moslems salaaming at evening prayer This picture shows that nature worships like human beings The trees covered in snow bow in humility and faith The poet finds prayer not in words but in movement stillness and peace Spiritual Peace In Silence The quiet snowfall gives the poet a sense of inner calm and unity with nature The silence becomes spiritual where both earth and man rest together The poet feels that peace and purity are forms of divine blessing Through silence he reaches a higher level of understanding and faith That s why he says I awoke to the silently falling snow In the poem Gabriel Okara shows that spirituality lives within nature True religion for the poet is not found in rituals It is in the natural harmony between man nature and the divine

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