Question

Explain the following with reference to the context
Burned incense all right
waiting for answers, My neither
Hummed Heer's lament
but never told me if she
also burned sticks
of jasmine that dying​

Answer 1

These lines are taken from the poem "The Season of the Plains" By Shahid Ali. The poet describes homesickness and deprivation of love in the poem.

Explanation:

• He describes how his mother misses Kashmir now that she lives in Luckhnow. Throughout the poem, he also describes the beauty of the Kashmiri region.

• The poet explains how he is waiting for his lover to reply but does not want society to find out about it and the rain is only increasing his pain. The jasmine sticks burning highlights his anxiety and longing for his lover in the night. But only ash is left of the stick but his wait is still not over.