Do you fear the force of the wind,
The slash of the rain?
Go face them and fight them,
Be savage again.
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My grade four teacher did not see this poem as a metaphor for facing all of life's challenges with stoic courage, but rather that some people really were too stupid to come in from the rain. I was appalled by her shallow blindness but in my cowardliness remained silent.
That is very beautiful poem