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    This poem describes the poet's feelings as she visits her aging mother and sees the signs of her mortality. While in the car on the way to the airport, the poet notices how frail and pale her mother looks as she sleeps, resembling a dead body. This causes the poet pain and sympathy for her mother. The poem contrasts the aging mother with young trees and children she sees out the window, representing vitality. As the poet prepares to leave, she sees her mother as weak as a pale winter moon, fearing the impending permanent loss of her mother.

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    Class 11 English project

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    MY MOTHER AT SIXTY SIX

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    This poem describes the poet's feelings as she visits her aging mother and sees the signs of her mortality. While in the car on the way to the airport, the poet notices how frail and pale her mother looks as she sleeps, resembling a dead body. This causes the poet pain and sympathy for her mother. The poem contrasts the aging mother with young trees and children she sees out the window, representing vitality. As the poet prepares to leave, she sees her mother as weak as a pale winter moon, fearing the impending permanent loss of her mother.

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    My Mother at Sixty Six

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    Harsh Salunkhe
    This poem describes the poet's feelings as she visits her aging mother and sees the signs of her mortality. While in the car on the way to the airport, the poet notices how frail and pale her mother looks as she sleeps, resembling a dead body. This causes the poet pain and sympathy for her mother. The poem contrasts the aging mother with young trees and children she sees out the window, representing vitality. As the poet prepares to leave, she sees her mother as weak as a pale winter moon, fearing the impending permanent loss of her mother.

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    MY MOTHER AT

    SIXTY SIX
    --KAMLA DAS
    INDEX

    • ABOUT AUTHOR
    • THEME
    • SUMMARY
    ABOUT AUTHOR
    Kamala Surayya (born Kamala; 31 March 1934–31 May
    2009), popularly known by her one-time pen name
    Madhavikutty and married name Kamala Das, was an
    Indian poet in English as well as an author in Malayalam
    from Kerala, India. Her popularity in Kerala is based
    chiefly on her short stories and autobiography, while her
    oeuvre in English, written under the name Kamala Das, is
    noted for the poems and explicit autobiography. She was
    also a widely read columnist and wrote on diverse topics
    including women's issues, child care, politics among others
    etc.
    ABOUT AUTHOR
    • The poet, Kamala Das also wrote by her pen-name of ‘Madhavikutty’. She was
    born in Kerala and is one of India’s first poets. Her subject – matter is basically
    related to her personality- beautiful, sensitive, bold and tormented. External
    factors do not reflect in her writings, her writings bring out her true inner feelings.
    • Her favorite poem is ‘composition’.

    • In the poem ‘My mother at sixty six’, she talks about her mother. This poem is
    based on mother-daughter relation and the poet shares her feelings for her mother.
    THEME
    The theme of the poem is ‘ageing’ which is the law of the nature.
    It also depicts the aspirations of the young generation. It portrays
    the different stages of life and how everybody grows old and
    faces various situations that life throws at them. Hence this is the
    central theme of the poem My Mother At Sixty Six.
    SUMMARY
    • This is a touching poem written by Indian poet Kamla Das who wrote
    under the pen name of ‘Madhavikutty’. In this poem, she describes her
    feeling of love and attachment towards her ageing mother.

    • Once the poet went to visit her mother. She was on her way back to the the
    airport to return to Cochin. She looked at her mother who was seated
    beside her in the car. Her mother had dozed off to sleep and her ageing face
    - was smoky in colour like ash. Her mouth was open and she resembled a
    dead body. The poet realized that her mother was old. She felt pain and
    sympathy for her. Her mother needed love, affection and care..
    SUMMARY

    • In order to come out of the gloom, the poet shifted her


    glance and looked out of the car’s window. There she saw
    young trees pass by. Little children were running out of
    their houses into the playgrounds. These things were
    contrary to the ageing face of her mother. They symbolised
    energy, life and happiness.
    SUMMARY
    • 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.

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