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Summary (My Mother at Sixty Six)
Summary (My Mother at Sixty Six)
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.