THE HEART OF THE TREE
1. What does……………………………………………… a tree.
Explanation: After asking the question to the reader
‘what does he plant who plants a tree? The poet himself answers by starting
that the man plants a friend of sun and sky by planting a tree. A plant grows
upward and aims to reach the sun and sky by. So it is as if the sun and sky get
a new friend in a tree. Secondly, the tree needs sunlight and air to survive
and finally, the tree seems to absorb the heat and they save the earth from the
scorching sun, giving an implication that the sun becomes friendly in the
presence of the trees. The tree is called a friend of sky. It takes in carbon
dioxide from the air and release oxygen in the air and thus purify the air.
Also, the transpiration from trees is responsible for cloud formation in the
sky before it rains. Further the poet adds that the man plants a flag that
flies freely in the mild breeze. The poet here compares the leafy branches of
the tree to a flag and the stem to the beautiful shaft of the flag that stands
tall. As a flag flutters freely in the breeze, the leaves of the tree flutter
and provide soothing, cool breeze to us. The tree grows high with its long
narrow stem and looks like a beautiful tower. It appears that the tree has made
a home closer to heaven. By planting a tree, the man plants a home for the
sweet singing birds high in the sky, near the heaven. In quiet and happy
twilight, the birds can be heard chirping which is harmonious to heaven’s own
tunes.
2. What does…………………………………………a tree.
The poet goes on to enumerate several other benefits
of planting a tree. According to him, the tree which is planted by the man,
provides us with cool shade and helps in bringing rain. A tree produces seed
and bud in future years pass by silently but the tree remains there through its
seeds producing new trees. Trees are the main elements that make a plain area
green and beautiful. So, the poet describes trees as the glory of the plain.
Moreover, today’s
Single tree may turn into a forest someday. So by
planting a tree now the man plants a forests heritage. The tree which is
planted today, would give fruits in coming days. The next generations would be
delighted seeing so much vegetation and reap its benefits.
3. What
does…………………………………………plants a tree.
The poet further elaborates the list of the advantages
of planting trees and says that the person who plants a tree makes every
attempt to create something which is for the public good. The person knows it
very well that the plant which is being planted by them can not give him all
the benefits but he thinks for the welfare of the future generations. The tree
will shower all the blessings for the coming generations. By planting a tree
the person shows his intense love loyalty for the earth, his sense of civic
duty and his blessings on the neighbourhood. All these are reflected in the sap
and lips and wood, in very cell of the tree.
Y planting a tree, the person directly or indirectly contributes to the
nation’s growth. When a tree s planted, it sets in the motion the progress of a
nation from sea to sea. And all this starts from the progressive thought in the
person heart who plant a tree.
