The thrush and shrubbery
In lines 5 to 9, the author symbolically uses a songbird called a thrush to epitomize the beginning of a happy season. The bird is singing joyfully in the shrubbery to bid goodbye to the bad weather and usher in spring. Everyone, including the speaker, is waiting for spring. Similarly, the bird symbolizes fortunate events and the need for people to remain positive and enthusiastic. Despite having a lousy season and unhappy childhood, the speaker is happy because the new season is around the corner, bringing good weather and other good things.
Time
The poem focuses on time and more emphasis on seasons. The speaker reflects on his past childhood, which was not appealing to him because he was not happy. As satirical as it looks, time symbolizes life experiences. In his adulthood, the speaker says that he is more content. A boring childhood represents terrible times in life. However, the speaker's bottom line is that lousy life is temporary because, with hard work and determination, one can live a beautiful life.
Spring
The speaker welcomes spring with beautiful words because it symbolizes new beginnings. Winter was a bad season, but its time is coming to an end to usher in super weather that everyone is waiting. The speaker repeats saying in lines 10 and 11, 'It will be spring soon, it will be spring soon...” The speaker's repetition signifies a new beginning in his life. The reader learns that no matter how bad life is, people should not give up anticipating good things to come.
The speaker
The speaker of this poem is a symbol of hope. Despite having a boring childhood, his adult life is full of happiness. The speaker says, “Feel like a child who is coming on a scene of adult reconciling." Adulthood provides the speaker with the freedom to do what he loves, which makes him happy. Therefore, the speaker's determination, resilience, and hope enable him to fulfill his dreams.
The title 'Coming.'
The title of this poem is symbolic because it represents positivity and optimism. At the beginning of the poem, the speaker says 'On longer evenings, Light, chill and yellow, bathes the serene foreheads of houses." The speaker says that the thrush sings beautifully to welcome spring, which brings only good things. Consequently, the speaker is sure that what is coming will bring joy and happiness.
