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MY MOTHER at 66 ! mother2, Vasudha Chaudhury, PGT (Eng), KV No.1,…
MY MOTHER at 66 ! 
Poet- Kamala Das
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India's foremost poets
Women-centric, Indigenous writings
Known for versatility, originality
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THEMES :check:
AGEING
The speaker has to come to terms with the reality that her mother has grown old and is suffering from the ailments and the weakness that old age brings.
SEPARATION
"Familiar ache, my childhood's fear" :star:
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MOTHER-DAUGHTER Relation
Mother- daughter relation- close, deep emotional attachment
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Lit Devices :check:
SIMILE
"...wan, pale, as a late winter's moon"
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APOSTROPHE
The poet addresses her Amma, though we never see her responding.
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Vasudha Chaudhury, PGT (Eng), KV No.1, Bhubaneswar (S1)