PRE-READING
"Mother Earth". How many times have you heard this expression? Even in our mother tongue, We come across words like 'Bhoomatha','Bhoodevci,.what do you think is the reason for such a description? Do you know that 22nd April is celebrated the world over as international earth day? why?paintings,songs,culture,festivals etc.Praise the glory of the earth.why?what is so special about the earth? Have you ever thought of it?
ABOUT THE POEM
'The magical Earth's one of Gulzar's famous green poems. Gulzar believes in: Conserve Nature To Conserve Ourselves. nature always captivated him, and inspired him to transform its beauty into art in his green poems.'The magical Earth' expresses his admiration for nature.The innocent question 'is this earth magical'? and the repeated assertion 'The earth knows how to do magic.' have a magical impact on the reader's mind. His green poems in Hindi were translated into English by a retired diplomat, Pavan Kumar Varma.
The poet innocently asks if this earth is magical. Then he gives a long list of fruits and flowers that is the earth gives us. He affirms that the earth knows how to do magic, and adds that the earth balances the coconut trees even when winds try to fell them. The earth is capable of taking in anything that falls on its surfaces, can consume a lot, yet its stomach never fills. It makes fruits sweet, leaves tasteless, flowers colorful. it certainly does magic. saying so repeatedly, Gulzar pays glorious green tributes to mother earth prompting readers to follow suit.
