Question

Why does the believe the poetry of the Earth is never dead

Answer 1

The poet says that the poem of the earth is not dead because if in the day time the chirping of the birds keeps the earth alive, at night it is the voice of the cricket which keeps the music going. So the music continues be devoid of the time and seasons.

Answer 2

By this, the poet means that the songs and music of nature will never stop. It would go on without any break. Nature and poetry i.e. music are so linked that theywill continuously evolve. Any change in season or the weather will not affect the continuity of the music of Nature. In summer, the songbirds, being tired with the hot sun, take shelter in cooling shade and stop singing. Still, then the songs of nature are heard. The tiny Grasshopper sings merrily as he moves about from hedge to hedge in the meadow. He luxuriates in the gaiety and abundance of the season. Similarly, in the midst of frosty, silent, bleak winter evening the poetry of the earth continues. The shrill cry of the Cricket breaks the silence of the winter evening. Thus, the poetry of earth never ceases.