The treatment is different as it emphasizes the subtlety of a mother-daughter relationship. This helplessness is poignantly brought out in this poem. The narrator accepts this reality and is disturbed by her motherвЂ™s need for her on the one hand and her own duties and responsibilities on the other hand. вЂMy Mother at Sixty SixвЂ™ captures the fear of the narrator of losing her mother due to declining health and loss of energy which accompanies old age. now a grim reminder of lost youth-twilight-inching towards death.ДЄfter security check-standing few yards away.Children sprinting-new hope-happiness-youth-poet drifted back to-days of idyllic youth when the mother - young-energetic.blossoming life-exuberance-young trees sprinting-racing past-grim reminder of lapse of time.contrast between her motherвЂ™s weakness and frailty.dismay - insecurity - triggered childhood fear.Д®scapism-looks outside-car-to-put-dreadful thought away.dozing - mouth open - visage pale, ashen, lifeless like that of a corpse.on seeing her ageing mother sitting in the car.One of the many childhood fears that distressed her was the fear of her motherвЂ™s death. The daughterвЂ™s feelings and concern are portrayed in a sensitive manner. The theme of inescapable decay, a presentiment of emotional susceptibility leading to terrible fear of death, separation-isolation. This highlights the stream of consciousness effect where one thought leads to another. The poem is written in a single sentence punctuated by commas. Form This poem is in the form of a narrative of fourteen lines written as a single sentence. The fear of losing a loved one is a theme the reader can identify with. The emotions experienced by the poet are essentially universal in nature.

The poet accepts this reality and is disturbed by her motherвЂ™s need for her on one hand and her own duties and responsibilities on the other hand. вЂ My Mother at Sixty SixвЂ™ captures the fear of the narrator of losing her mother due to declining health and loss of energy which accompanies old age. She was also a widely read columnist and wrote on diverse topics including womenвЂ™s issues, child care and politics among others. Her popularity in Kerala is based chiefly on her short stories and autobiography, while her literature in English, written under the name Kamala Das, is noted for the poems and explicit autobiography. Kamala Surayya (born Kamala) (1934-2009), also known by her one-time pen name Madhavikutty and Kamala Das, was an Indian English poet and litterateur besides being a leading Malayalam author from Kerala, India.

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