A best summary of wrinkles
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Summary
Stanza 1
Reference to context: These lines have been taken from the poem entitled
“Wrinkles” composed by “Arvind”. The poem is a translation of a Dogri poem
“Jhuriyaan” by “Shivnath”. The poem revolves round the most beautiful creation of
god i.e “Mother”. The poet is totally aware of the troubles that his mother has gone
through all her life and expresses his desire of having his mother back in the form
she had years before when she was a young girl. The title of the poem “Wrinkles” is
suggestive of the pain that a woman goes through all her life. These wrinkles are the
symbol of sacrifices that a woman makes through her journey of life.
Explanation: In these lines the poet approaching his mother, says to her that he has
mustered up all his courage and today he is going to count the wrinkles on his
mother’s face. He needs tons of courage to do that because it is not the wrinkles that
he is to count or rather, he is going to recall all the pain and hardship that his mother
has gone through her life that have brought these wrinkles on her face.
Stanza 2 & 3
Reference to context: Same as stanza 1
Explanation: In these lines, the poet makes a mention of the very first major
sacrifice that his mother has done when she left her parents’ home and went to her
husband’s house. She leaves her home where she has spent her entire childhood ,has
sweet and bitter memories about ,has cried, has laughed, and goes to a place that is
entirely new to her. She starts living with those who are strangers to her .This pain
of having being parted from her roots brings a sign of pain i.e. a wrinkle on her
face.
Stanza 4 & 5
Reference to context: Same as stanza 1
Explanation: In these lines the poet talks about yet another wrinkle that comes on
his mother’s face when she carries her child in her womb. She bears the child inside
her for nine long months. The child feeds itself on the nutrients that it derives from
its mother’s food. A mother provides protection to her child, she shares her food
with her baby, suffers innumerable problems and never complain. After giving birth
to a child, she feeds her child with her milk. All this toll of carrying a baby in her
womb and then feeding the baby takes away all the grace and beauty of her face.
She sacrifices her beauty for the sake of her child.
Stanza 6
Reference to context: Same as stanza 1
Explanation: In these lines, the poet mentions an unfortunate reality of a women’s
life. A woman, who sacrifices all her happiness, pleasures, liberties for the sake of
her child, is left all alone when her son gets married. She has come to an age when
she needs care, love and support of her son, but she remains deprived of all this.
This pain of having been least cared about brings one more wrinkle on her face.
Stanza 7 & 8
Reference to context: Same as stanza 1
Explanation: The poet, in these lines, addresses to his mother and says to her that
he is collecting all his courage for he is going to find out the young girl that his
mother once used to be. He is going to peep into his mother’s wrinkles and find out
a young girl who was suppressed and treated unfairly at her parents’ home, who
used to celebrate the rituals of Raade festival with zeal and zest. She was vigorous,
careful, full spirited and used to spend her day playing the local games of hopscotch
and pebbles with her peers.
Stanza 9 & 10
Reference to context: Same as stanza 1
Explanation: The poet, in these lines, expresses his earnest desire of seeing his
mother as a young and happy girl that has once used to be. He is longing to see his
mother in the attire that she used to be in during Raade festival .He is ready to travel
long distances to get the tinsel, colors of Raade, colorful pebbles and everything
else that forms a part of his mother’s childhood .He pleads to his mother to become
the girl who she used to be when there were no wrinkles, no sign of pain on her
face. He requests her to be that same girl whose face represents freshness and was
full of grace. The poem ends with the poet wishing his mother to be that young ,
little, happy girl for a day, the least.