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My Mother at
Sixty Six

2019 TV-PG

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BY: Kamala Das

Genre : Poem

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INTRODUCTION

"My Mother at Sixty Six" is a poignant

poem written by Kamala Das, a well-
known Indian poet and author. In this
poem, Das describes her emotions as
she travels with her mother, who is
getting older and weaker, and the fear
and sadness that come with the
realization that her mother is not going
to be with her forever.

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POEM
Driving from my parent’s home to Cochin last
Friday
Morning, I saw my mother, beside me,
Doze, open mouthed, her face ashen like that
Of a corpse and realised with pain
That she thought away, and looked but soon
Put that thought away, and looked out at young
Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
Out of their homes, but after the airport’s

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Security check, standing a few yards

Away, I looked again at her, wan, pale
As a late winter’s moon and felt that old
Familiar ache, my childhood’s fear,
But all I said was, see you soon, Amma,
All I did was smile and smile and smile…

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CENTRAL IDEA
• Aging is an important phase of human life.
A person enters his childhood, experiences
youth when he is full of energy and dreams to
have luxury of life. Finally, he approaches his
old age and encounters death. Relationship
between people becomes stronger at every
aspect of life and they can’t bear separation
due to aging.

• In this poem, the poet relates a personal

experience. She brings out a common
paradox of human relationships and portrays
a sensational separation of a mother and a
daughter. She has been able to capture
almost all the emotions which a daughter is
filled with, on bidding farewell to her beloved
mother. Sometimes we do feel deep
sympathy for someone but we fail to express
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BODY
The poem begins with the speaker, presumably Kamala Das
herself, sitting next to her mother in a car. They are on their way
to the poet's ancestral home, which is described as "a darkening
hill". The car is moving fast, but the mother's eyes are closed,
and she is dozing off.
The speaker then describes her mother's appearance, noting
that she looks fragile and weak, with her white hair and
wrinkled face. She wonders how long her mother will live, and
whether she will be able to see her again after this trip.

As they reach their destination, the speaker looks out of the

window and sees the sun setting over the hills. She is struck by
the beauty of the scene, but she also feels a sense of sadness and
fear. She realizes that life is short, and that her mother will not
be with her forever.

The speaker then turns to her mother and touches her, trying to
feel her presence and reassure herself that she is still alive. She
describes her mother's breath as "short" and "quick", and
wonders if she is in pain.

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POETIC DEVICES

METAPHOR PERSONIFICATION TAUTOLOGY REPETITION

“But all I said was see you

“Merry children spilling out “And looked out young “ I looked at her soon Amma
of their homes “ trees sprinting” Wan and pale as a late all I did was smile and
winter moon smile and smile”

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powerful poem that explores

Conclusion
"My Mother at Sixty Six" is a moving the themes
of aging, mortality, and the fragility of life.
Through her vivid descriptions and poignant
reflections, Kamala Das conveys the deep love
and bond that exists between a mother and her
child, as well as the pain and sadness that come
with the realization that this bond will eventually
be broken.

Overall, the poem is a beautiful tribute to the

poet's mother, and a poignant meditation on the
complexities of life and death.

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Vatsal
Lovish Sharma
Bhardwaj