This poem is included in the syllabus of 12th class in CBSE & HBSE Haryana .
यह मार्मिक कविता भारतीय कवयित्री कमला दास द्वारा लिखी गई है । इस कविता में वह अपनी वृद्ध और बीमार माँ के प्रति अपनी भावनाओं को व्यक्त करती है।
एक बार कमला दास अपनी माँ से मिलने गई । वापसी में जब वह कोचीन हवाई अड्डे पर आई तो उसकी माँ भी कार में उसके साथ उसे छोडंने के लिए आई।
रास्ते में उसने अपनी माँ की तरफ नजर डाली जो बढ़ती उम्र और कमजोरी के कारण काफी थकी हुई लग रही थी। वह नींद में ऊंघ रही थी और उसका मुँह खुला हुआ था। उसकी माँ का चेहरा बुझी हुई राख की तरह निस्तेज और बेजान दिख रहा था। कवयित्री को अहसास हुआ कि उसकी माँ वास्तव में बूढी हो गई है और अब उसे ज्यादा प्यार , स्नेह और सेवा की जरुरत है। उदासी व पीड़ा से बचने के लिए उसने कार की खिड़की से बाहर नजर डाली। उसे युवा पेड़ विपरीत दिशा में भागते हुए दिखाई दिए। छोटे छोटे बच्चे बहुत प्रसन्नता से खिलखिलाते हुए अपने घरों से बाहर निकल कर खेल रहे थे। बाहर का दृश्य नवजीवन और ऊर्जा का प्रतीक था और उसकी माँ जीवन की अंतिम अवस्था का प्रतीक थी.
जब वे कोचीन हवाई अड्डे पर पहुँचे तो सिक्योरिटी चेक के समय कवयित्री ने कुछ गज दूर खड़ी अपनी माँ को देखा । अपनी माँ का चेहरा उसे जाती हुई सर्दियों के चाँद की तरह पीला और बेजान दिखाई दिया जिसमे जीवन के प्रति कोई आशा नहीं बची थी। अब कमला दास ने अपने बचपन का पुराना डर व दर्द महसूस किया। वह डरती थी कि वह एक दिन अपनी माँ को हमेशा के लिए खो देगी। अब वह डर स्थाई होने वाला है क्योंकि अब माँ के पास ज्यादा समय नहीं बचा है।परन्तु अंतिम विदा लेते हुए कमला दास ने अपनी भावनाओं पर नियंत्रण रखा और उसने मुस्कुराते हुए अपनी माँ से विदा ली। उसने मुस्कुराते हुए कहा कि अम्मा, तुम ठीक हो जाओगी और मैं फिर तुमसे मिलने आउंगी। ........
जब वे कोचीन हवाई अड्डे पर पहुँचे तो सिक्योरिटी चेक के समय कवयित्री ने कुछ गज दूर खड़ी अपनी माँ को देखा । अपनी माँ का चेहरा उसे जाती हुई सर्दियों के चाँद की तरह पीला और बेजान दिखाई दिया जिसमे जीवन के प्रति कोई आशा नहीं बची थी। अब कमला दास ने अपने बचपन का पुराना डर व दर्द महसूस किया। वह डरती थी कि वह एक दिन अपनी माँ को हमेशा के लिए खो देगी। अब वह डर स्थाई होने वाला है क्योंकि अब माँ के पास ज्यादा समय नहीं बचा है।परन्तु अंतिम विदा लेते हुए कमला दास ने अपनी भावनाओं पर नियंत्रण रखा और उसने मुस्कुराते हुए अपनी माँ से विदा ली। उसने मुस्कुराते हुए कहा कि अम्मा, तुम ठीक हो जाओगी और मैं फिर तुमसे मिलने आउंगी। ........
My Mother at Sixty Six ( Textual Exercise)
Q1:- Where was the poet going? Who was sitting beside her ?
Ans :-The poet was going to Cochin airport on Friday. Her old mother was sitting beside her in the car.
Q2:- What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
Ans:- Driving to Cochin airport, the poet looks at her mother‘s pale and weak face. A painful thought comes to her mind that her mother will not live long. She thought that she would not be able to see her mother again. She feels the ache of separation
Q3 :-Why are the young trees described as ‘sprinting’?
Ans :-In the moving car, the young trees give the impression of running backward .
Therefore; they are described as ‘sprinting’. They are the symbol of life and energy here.
Q4 :-How has the poet brought in the image of the merry children ‘spilling out of their homes’?
Ans:- The poetess sees cheerful children coming out from their homes. They are the symbol of life, energy and joy. They are in deep contrast to her weak and old mother.
Q5. :-Why has the mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
Ans:- The mother has been compared with the ‘late winter’s moon’ because the late winter’s moon loses its brightness in the last hour of winter night. Likewise, the mother is also in the last phase of life. Her face is pale, dull and lifeless. Here ‘Simile ‘is used by the poet.
Q6 :-What do the parting words of the poetess and her smile signify?
Ans :-The poetess is very sad in her heart. She feels a pain and ache of separation from her mother. But she wants to leave a smiling impression to her mother. In order to hide her feelings, she just smiles to her. She expresses hope to see her soon. Her parting words signify new hope.
Q7 :-What is the poetess’s thought at the airport?
Ans :-At the airport, after security check, she looks her mother’s pale face again. Her childhood fear returns back. She fears that her mother may leave her anytime.
Q8 :-What does the poet look out of the window of her car?
Ans :-From her car, she looks at young trees outside. It seems that they were sprinting back ward. Happy children are coming out from their houses.
Q9 :-Write a brief summary of the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty Six”.
Ans :-This heart touching poem is composed by Kamala Das, an Indian Poetess. Driving to Cochin airport, the poetess looks at her old mother’s pale and weak face. A painful thought comes into her mind that her mother may not live long. But soon, she drives away her painful thoughts by looking outside scenes .In the moving car, the young trees gives the impression of running backward. Cheerful children are coming out from their houses. They are the symbol of life, energy and joy. They are also in deep contrast to her old and weak mother. At the airport, after security check, she looks her mother’s lifeless face again. She compares her pale face with the moon of late winter’s night, which has lost its brightness. Her childhood fear returns. She feels that her mother may leave her at any time. In order to hide her pain, she just smiles to her mother. She also hopes to see her again soon. ........
Q4 :-How has the poet brought in the image of the merry children ‘spilling out of their homes’?
Ans:- The poetess sees cheerful children coming out from their homes. They are the symbol of life, energy and joy. They are in deep contrast to her weak and old mother.
Q5. :-Why has the mother been compared to the ‘late winter’s moon’?
Ans:- The mother has been compared with the ‘late winter’s moon’ because the late winter’s moon loses its brightness in the last hour of winter night. Likewise, the mother is also in the last phase of life. Her face is pale, dull and lifeless. Here ‘Simile ‘is used by the poet.
Q6 :-What do the parting words of the poetess and her smile signify?
Ans :-The poetess is very sad in her heart. She feels a pain and ache of separation from her mother. But she wants to leave a smiling impression to her mother. In order to hide her feelings, she just smiles to her. She expresses hope to see her soon. Her parting words signify new hope.
Q7 :-What is the poetess’s thought at the airport?
Ans :-At the airport, after security check, she looks her mother’s pale face again. Her childhood fear returns back. She fears that her mother may leave her anytime.
Q8 :-What does the poet look out of the window of her car?
Ans :-From her car, she looks at young trees outside. It seems that they were sprinting back ward. Happy children are coming out from their houses.
Q9 :-Write a brief summary of the poem ‘My Mother at Sixty Six”.
Ans :-This heart touching poem is composed by Kamala Das, an Indian Poetess. Driving to Cochin airport, the poetess looks at her old mother’s pale and weak face. A painful thought comes into her mind that her mother may not live long. But soon, she drives away her painful thoughts by looking outside scenes .In the moving car, the young trees gives the impression of running backward. Cheerful children are coming out from their houses. They are the symbol of life, energy and joy. They are also in deep contrast to her old and weak mother. At the airport, after security check, she looks her mother’s lifeless face again. She compares her pale face with the moon of late winter’s night, which has lost its brightness. Her childhood fear returns. She feels that her mother may leave her at any time. In order to hide her pain, she just smiles to her mother. She also hopes to see her again soon. ........
---Rajender Singh
Lect. English
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