sumary of my mother at sixty six
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This is a touching poem written by Indian poet Kamla Das who wrote under the pen name of ‘Madhavikutty’. In this poem, she describes her feeling of love and attachment towards her ageing mother.
Once the poet went to visit her mother. She was on her way back to the the airport to return to Cochin. She looked at her mother who was seated beside her in the car. Her mother had dozed off to sleep and her ageing face - was smoky in colour like ash. Her mouth was open and she resembled a dead body. The poet realized that her mother was old. She felt pain and sympathy for her. Her mother needed love, affection and care.
In order to come out of the gloom, the poet shifted her glance and looked out of the car’s window. There she saw young trees pass by. Little children were running out of their houses into the playgrounds. These things were contrary to the ageing face of her mother. They symbolised energy, life and happiness.
As they reached the airport and the poet was about to leave for the aeroplane, she glanced at her mother one more time. Her mother appeared weak and pale just like the moon in the winter season which seems to have lost all its strength. The poet felt the pain and fear of losing her mother. She was reminded of her childhood when she used to fear losing her mother. As a child she could not bear to be separated from her mother even for a few moments. Now the loss would be permanent as her mother was about to die and she would lose her forever.
The poet did not express her feelings. She smiled and said “see you soon, Amma” because she wanted that her mother should live and they could meet again.
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The summary of the poem :
The poet, in this poem describes her mother. She says that she is sixty six years old and looks very weak and old. When the poet was returning from her parent’s home and was on the way to the airport, her mother was accompanying her. She noticed her mother who was sitting with her at the back seat of the car. She was sleeping with her mouth wide open, her face was the colour of ash. It looked lifeless.
This very thought disturbed her so much that she diverted her mind and looked outside the car. She saw the trees by the roadside which seemed to be running. There were young children running into the playground. All this symbolised life, energy and happiness in contrast to her mother’s appearance. When she reached the airport, she again looked at her ailing mother who looked old and dull like the weak moon in the winter season.
The poet was surrounded by the same fear that she had during her childhood - the fear of losing her mother. She thought that may be this was the last time that she saw her mother alive. Her mother was about to die. But then she tried to come out of the sadness and smiled at her mother. She said that soon she would see her again. The poet wanted to be with her mother again and did not want to lose her.
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