OBSERVING MA WHILE GOING TO OPERATION THEATRE: A RAJASTHANI POEM BY MANISHA ARYA SONI: TRANSLATED BY RAJNI CHHABRA
OBSERVING MA WHILE GOING TO OPERATION THEATRE
I was shuddering with fear
When my mother was moving
To operation- theatre
Without any apparent tension
Without caring for her ailment
But, still she keeps giving instructions
Reminding her to keep milk in fridge
Telling her to set curds from milk
Putting water daily in plant of Tulsi
Caring about feeding grains to sparrows
Keeping watch on putting water in pot for birds
Worrying about giving roti to cow and dog timely
This is meaning of
Sanctity of domesticity of a woman
A woman who is engaged in
Making home better than temple
Can not go her ultimate journey easily
Not feel attached to
Her jewellery and costumes
She stucks again
And diverts herself
In taking utter care of her home
Gets occupied in utilizing left-over cereals
Her vision gets struck on calendar
To notice upcoming auspicious dates and festivals
The woman by birth
Is attached with a 'Horse-blinder'
On this earth.
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