#35 Class 12 My mother at sixty six-- Explanation of remaining part of the poem 15/04/2020

Hello students,

Here is the second part of the poem  'My mother at sixty six' by Kamla Das.

but after the airport's security check, standing a few yards away--- The poet 'Kamla Das' had reached at the airport. She was going to enter into the security check area.

I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter's moon and felt that old familiar ache, my childhood's fear------ The poet gave again a look at the mother's face because finally she was going to enter into the security check area. The mother was looking colourless, pale like late winter's moon. The mother's face had been compared by late winter's moon. As a late winter's moon is the symbol of the departure of winter in the same way, her mother's old face is the symbol of her approaching death. A late winter's moon is pale and colourless in the same way her mother's face is also colourless and pale.She started to feel that familiar childhood pain---the pain of losing her mother.

but all I said was, see you soon, Amma, all I did was smile and smile and smile.....------ She was being very emotional while parting from her. She could not say much but smiled and smiled. That smile might be the symbol of her helplessness. It also might be the symbol of her hope that evrything would be good.


         Poetic Device used

Simile-- The mother's face has been compared with a late winter's moon.