The Rain

Here, the poet is not talking about leaves but about humans. He is describing
the sharp division between the rich and the poor. Rain here symbolizes
money and resources. According to the poet, rich people take away all the
money and resources and give to the poor (who are beneath them) what is left
behind.

Next, the poet says that the noise of rich people taking away all the things is
sweet. The phrase sweet noise is an oxymoron because noise is never sweet.
The poet is criticizing the rich taking away everything and giving almost
nothing to the poor.
So, in the first stanza, we find that that the poem is not about nature or the
leaves but about greed of the rich and hardships of the poor and their inability
to take anything because rich never allow them. This stanza seems to be
pessimistic as it describes the dark side of city life.

Source: https://englishsummary.com/the-rain-poem-summary-by-w-h-davies/