Ecology – A. K. Ramanujan
The poem, Ecology is written by
A.K. Ramanujan. He is devoted to his mother. He is very angry because the
flowers of the Red Champak tree caused a severe headache to his mother. Even
the breeze and his home cannot protect her from the ill effects of the pollen
of the flowers. He decides to cut off the tree.
His mother prevents him. She sees
the only positive side of the tree. She says that the tree is as old as her. It
gives many flowers to worship Gods and to decorate the girls of the household.
It is germinated by the droppings of a passing bird. So, it is a good omen. It
may give a terrible headache to one line of cousins.
The poem shows the poet’s strong
interest in the family. His mother has a kind of emotional attachment to the
tree. That is why she does not allow her son to cut the tree. (158 words)
