My Mother at Sixty Six by Kamla Das (Cloze Exercise)

My Mother at Sixty Six – Kamala Das

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The poet, in this poem describes her . She says that she is sixty six old and looks very and . When the poet was from her parent’s and was on the way to the , her mother was accompanying her. She her mother who was sitting her at the back of the car. She was sleeping with her mouth wide , her face was the colour of . It looked lifeless. This very thought disturbed her so much that she diverted her mind and looked the car. She saw the by the roadside which seemed to be running. There were happy running into the playground. All this symbolised life, energy and in contrast to her mother’s appearance. When she reached the , she again looked at her ailing mother who looked old and dull like the weak moon in the season. The poet was surrounded by the same that she had during her childhood - the fear of her mother. She thought that may be this was the last time that she saw her mother alive. Her mother was about to die. But then she tried to come out of the sadness and at her mother. She said that soon she would see her again. The poet wanted to be with her mother again and did not want to lose her.