Question

What is the meaning of the line"Both wry with the laboured ease of loss"? ​

Answer 1

The poetess is sad about the fact that her mother's laughter is history. Her mother feels the same for her childhood days. The word 'wry' here means disappointment.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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Meaning of both wry and laboured ease of loss-

change is harsh and bitter truth of life. None can hold or capture time . With the passage of time everything gets distorted and man is compelled to accept this loss with ease, however harsh or painful it may be for him to accept it.

OR

the statement implies that the passage of time various incidents of our life becomes things of the past. For instance the sea holiday in the poet's childhood days was the 'past' for the mother and with the death of the mother, her laughter is 'past' for the poet. Everything in life is thus transistory and gets distorted with time and we accept this distortion with ease, without being much troubled....