class 12 (C.B.S.E) flamingo poem1

My Mother at sixty-six

                                                                                                 By Kamla das                                                                                                           

                                                       

Summary

In this poem poetess is on the way to Cochin airport .she is in the car her mother is seated beside her, she is in light sleep with an open mouth and pale face like a dead body (corpse). Some worse thoughts were coming into her mind so in the way to distract herself she started looking outside from the car window. She saw outside sprinting trees,  merry children spilling out of their homes. But when he reached the airport. On the airport security check a few yards from her mother. she looked at her again . she seemed pale as winter moon to her . that time she felt a familiar ache(afraid of losing her mother ) her childhood fear. At last when she was going to leave  . she says see  you soon amma and she did smile(Realisation), smile(brave), and smile(hope to meet her again)

Theme: Fear of separation

spend time with your dear ones

time is very powerful

no one is mortal

god!!