Gaia

Gaia

-Shreedhar Lohani

·        Theme:

ð This poem is against the ecology destruction of the world.

ð The poet warns us that if we destroy the nature, we couldn't exists in the world.

ð People are recklessly destroying the nature and the earth will react against it.

GAIA:  The earth Goddess

It is the myths of Greek people about Gaia that she had made the earth barren when she become angry.

            IT is said that earth is a living "organism" it is not lifeless.

                                     In this poem, Shreedhar lohani has presented the problem ecological destruction of the world people are reckless destroying and ecology and nature and the human existence will be in danger if they don't stop the destruction. Lohani, the editor of this book, has presented the burring problem of the present world by taking the reference form Greek myth of "Gaia". According to the myth, "GAIA" the earth goddess, used to make the earth fertile and she protected the nature. But once become angry and made the earth barren. Here, Lohani wants to say that if the destruction of nature will be continue, the earth will be barren as in the myth.

                        Lohani says that due to the human activities, the earth is suffering from many problems. The storm and the heavy rain are also giving much pain to the earth. Sue to the destruction of forest, the earth bears the problems of flood and sometimes drought. The sea is ready to devour the earth because due to the global warning the ice of the world is melting and the volume of sea is increasing. The sharp peak of the earth are also giving pain to it. The time has changed the situation. The shrouds of hunger and violence have covered the earth yet the earth is ending is an during.

                        The last two lines "Yet she endures" is a warning to modern people in this poem. Here, Gaia or the earth is enduring the ecological destruction of human activities up to now. But she wouldn't bear much thus it means we should protect the nature, otherwise Gaia will punish us by making the earth barren.