All night the roots work to disengage themselves from the cracks in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass small twings stiff with exertion long - cramped boughs shuffing under the roof like newly discharged petients half - dazed, moving to the clinic doors.
What has been going on all night ?

Explanation

The whole night the roots of the trees have been struggling hard. They were trying to come out from the cracks of the veranda floor.