White funeral cloth is slowly unrolled over deathless earth.

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White funeral cloth is slowly unrolled over deathless earth This line is taken from Gabriel Okara s poem Snowflakes Sail Gently Down It is one of the most powerful and meaningful images in the poem The poet uses it to describe how snow covers the earth softly like a burial cloth Through this image Okara shows death peace and the eternal cycle of nature Symbol Of Death And Peace The white funeral cloth clearly stands for death but not a painful or violent one It covers the earth slowly It suggests calmness and acceptance The word white shows purity and rest not fear or sadness The poet expresses that death in nature is peaceful and part of life s natural process Image Of Purity And Renewal The whiteness of the snow represents cleansing and rebirth As the funeral cloth spreads it hides the tired dark world under a pure white

layer This shows that nature has the power to renew itself Even when things seem dead new life and peace will come again through nature s rhythm Spiritual Meaning Of Death The phrase over deathless earth adds a deeper meaning Though the earth seems covered by death it is actually deathless This means life continues under the snow The poet believes that death is not the end but a peaceful rest before new life begins Image Of Silence And Stillness The slow movement of the white funeral cloth gives the feeling of silence and calm It spreads without sound showing the quiet power of nature This silence becomes a symbol of spiritual peace where both earth and man rest together In this line Gabriel Okara turns death into a symbol of beauty and peace The white funeral cloth becomes not a mark of sorrow but of purity rest and renewal It teaches that death is not an end but part of nature s eternal and peaceful cycle

The Snowflakes Sail Gently Down

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