Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Cbse World: My Mother at Sixty Six

    Uploaded by

    Bibha Kumari
    13 views2 pages
    The poet recalls a trip back to Cochin from her holiday at her parents' house. While driving, she notices her 66-year-old mother sleeping in the passenger seat next to her with her mouth slightly open. The poet is struck by her mother's pale, deathly appearance and realizes she is no longer young. To distract herself, the poet looks out the window at the passing trees and children. But during their airport security check, she again sees her aged mother's pale face and is reminded of her childhood fear of her mother's death. The poet puts on a brave face and says goodbye even while feeling agonized inside.

    Original Description:

    Original Title

    My Mother ty Six

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    The poet recalls a trip back to Cochin from her holiday at her parents' house. While driving, she notices her 66-year-old mother sleeping in the passenger seat next to her with her mouth slightly open. The poet is struck by her mother's pale, deathly appearance and realizes she is no longer young. To distract herself, the poet looks out the window at the passing trees and children. But during their airport security check, she again sees her aged mother's pale face and is reminded of her childhood fear of her mother's death. The poet puts on a brave face and says goodbye even while feeling agonized inside.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    13 views2 pages

    Cbse World: My Mother at Sixty Six

    Uploaded by

    Bibha Kumari
    The poet recalls a trip back to Cochin from her holiday at her parents' house. While driving, she notices her 66-year-old mother sleeping in the passenger seat next to her with her mouth slightly open. The poet is struck by her mother's pale, deathly appearance and realizes she is no longer young. To distract herself, the poet looks out the window at the passing trees and children. But during their airport security check, she again sees her aged mother's pale face and is reminded of her childhood fear of her mother's death. The poet puts on a brave face and says goodbye even while feeling agonized inside.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 2

    CBSE World

    My Mother at Sixty Six


    Notes
    ABOUT THE POET holiday at her parents’ house. It was a Friday
    Kamala Das (31 March 1934-31 May 2009) was an morning and that morning she was driving with
    Indian English poet and at the same time a leading her mother next to her on the front seat. She was
    Malayalam author from Kerala, India. Kamala Das observing her mother who had fallen asleep on

    ld
    received many awards for her literary contributions the front seat with her mouth slightly open. She
    like ‘Asian Poetry Prize’, ‘Kent Award for English could see her mother’s face which was pale and
    Writing from Asian Countries’ and many more. resembled to the nearly white face of a dead body.
    She realises that her mother is no longer younger

    or
    SUMMARY and she has started looking very old. This became
    The poet recalls a trip back to Cochin from her very hard for her to accept so, she was determined
    W
    SE
    CB
    to shift her focus to something else. So, she turned mother and saw her old mother. Again her mind
    her face away from her aged mother and started was filled with the same thoughts. She could see
    looking outside the window of the car. She started her mother appeared extremely pale and lacking
    looking at the trees they crossed while driving. vigor. The poet compared her mother’s face with
    It seemed to her that the trees were running at the winter’s moon which is slightly faded on
    full speed past her because of the moving car. It winter’s night. She recalled her childhood fear of
    seemed that those trees would have been young if losing her mother one day, that her mother would
    they could move at such a fast pace. She also saw die. This fear afflicted her many times before and
    children coming out of their house with their face again this thought was tormenting her. However,
    gleaming with excitement. After crossing these she did not let that fear show itself on her face.

    ld
    sights they reached airport. Till now, her mind was She smiled and waved a goodbye to her mother.
    busy and distracted due to those sights. But now, She gave the assurance that they would soon meet
    when they were going through the security check, again and throughout the conversation she put a
    she was standing a short distance away from her brave face even though she was agonised within.

    or
    W
    SE
    CB

    You might also like