Connie Wanek, in his poem “After Us,” forces the reader to feel confusion and curiosity towards the meaning of life, by comparing life to a day and the weather patterns. The first stanza begins with death, by explaining what rain is falling. In this poem, rain is the symbolism for death because of its somber, gloomy connotation. Right after it mentions the things that happened in the sun and in the morning, when it was light. Connie Wanek wants the reader to notice that while everything that we do in life, such as working and playing music, is light and pleasant, but once we die, there are no guarantees of what life is like, only confusing, gloomy rain. By comparing life to light and death to gloomy darkness, the reader feels anxious and curious as to what might happen after death.
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