The poetry of earth continues round the year through a cycle of two seasons. Mention each with its representative voice.

Discuss with your partner the following definition of a poem.

A poem is made of words arranged in a beautiful order. These words, when read aloud with feeling, have a music and meaning of their own.

The ‘poetry of earth’ is not made of words. What is it made of, as suggested in the poem?

Find in the poem lines that match the following.

i) The grasshopper’s happiness never comes to an end.

ii) The cricket’s song has a warmth that never decreases.

Which word in stanza 2 is opposite to the word meaning ‘forst’?