My mother at sixty six - Kamala Das 1.Summary of the poem, 2.Hindi summary, 3.Extract Based VSA Type Questions,
Flamingo(text book) poetry My mother at sixty six - Kamala Das 1.Summary of the poem, 2.Hindi summary, 3.Extract Based VSA Type Questions, 4.Central Idea; Summary of the Poem 1. Mother as if lifeless: The poetess was on her way back to Cochin the last Friday morning to catch the flight. Her mother was seated beside her in the car. She was sixty-six years old. The old woman started and faded. It was grey like ash. It feeling drowsy. Her mouth remained open. Her face looked pale looked lifeless like a corpse (dead body). 2. The contrast inside and outside: The poetess became panicky. She thought that her mother would not live long. She was deeply pained. The poetess turned her attention away from her mother and looked outside. The world outside was full of life and activity. The young trees appeared like running back at full speed. The children looked happy while moving out of their homes. 3. Mother's weakness and poetess's fear: They reached the airport and assed through the for...
