Question

What do the the first two lines tell us about poets feelings
for her mother

Answer 1

The poetess is feeling helpless about her mother in the first two lines of the poem.

Explanation:

• She starts the poem by saying that her mother has turned sixty and her health is declining day by day.

• Her mother in old age cannot fulfill her responsibilities but the poetess herself is so stuck in her responsibilities that she cannot help her mother thus she feels helpless in this case.