Question

Bring out the significance of the smile of the poet as she bade farewell to her mother?

Answer 1

The poet, Kamla Das was quite sad at the airport. She had come to see her old mother. While driving to the airport, she saw her old mother, who was dozing beside her. The mother was looking quite weak. The poet felt the fear of her mother’s imminent death.

At the airport also, she felt the same fear. However, she hid her fear with a fake smile on her face and said good bye to her mother saying, “See you soon, Amma.”