(This is a small poem written years back for my daughter, when she was still a kid.)
'Why Sunday? '
My daughter asked.
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Whenever I read this poem, I remember my daughter as a little Child, running hither-thither with her mother right after her. Now, the daughter is a mother herself. And she too doesn't have a Sunday.! ! ☹️💖☂️🙏🥲
Average Women never have a Sunday, even today. I think this is true about 99% of the women all over the world
Poet Magadha Rani has added this poem to her favourites. Thank you Dear Poet. And Bri for the top score
This poem, I always cherish as a praise to Motherhood. I remember the true love of all mothers to their children. Selfless
Excellent thought provoking poem. Today is 1st day of May. I took a legal awareness class for the women laborers. I told them only mothers and housewives are laborers having no holidays or income...
Very true. You got mymessage right. Thank you dear poet
Thank you Evelyn. Your precious time and your dearest comments
Though the poet has taken two other characters, "his daughter" and "he, himself". They are outside the boundary of the title of this poem ….for which the poet mentions in the note: one-sided view on life….the title is justified and the poem is appreciated.
You have analysed the poem quite deeply and come out with the real findings. I had not noticed that! Yes, the protagonist of the story (now I realise this) is the MOTHER. THANK YOU, d
My wife is a working lady but I observe her what she does on Sundays. She works more on Sundays compared to other days. She says, I have no Sunday. I have forgotten that ‘Sunday' is just a holiday. She sacrifices her Sundays for her beloved family…this is the greatness of a woman..3
Very true. Anyway, please do not allow her to read this poem.😊
Normally a woman engages herself with all the domestic activities throughout the week. She does more works on Sundays no matter if she is a house wife or working lady (typically if she is an Indian lady) …2.
In my previous comment I focused on the time that I called, "worth of time". I forgot to mention that how a woman spends her time on Sundays for her family. I am talking about the mother of the kid. The poet somewhere clearly mentions, "the mother, Never had a Sunday" …1
A great day...and a great awakening. Fantastic verse with a great lesson for each of us.
I think, Bri is right. I should have imparted more clarity. Sure. On the other side, it still is a man's world. Man (me included) refuses to share the tasks at home voluntarily. They remain as woman's tasks.. Thank you Bri
Thank you Bri, for the revisit. I had posted a note as rejoinder to Bri here, yesterday. But it has failed to appear. Hence this.
I'm sure being a mother (esp. with young kids) could drive me crazy and probably DOES drive some mothers 'close-to-crazy'. bri : )
I never had the desire to have a son or daughter (I DO now have daughter) . If I were a woman, I would want to make any decision about getting pregnant.
...(cont.) ...poem more clear by using 'daughter' and 'wife' in some lines where he used 'her' or 'she'. : ) bri
I've left previous comments, including some about 'God', and Unnikrishnas responded to those. Today I read again and thought he (the author, of course) could have made....cont. ....
well said! ! ! ! the wife and mother often put extra effort in a great Sunday meal and cleaning up afterwards... hopefully feeding her family a wonderful meal gave her heart rest and ease! ! ! 5 stars! ! !
A woman often forgets her life, her role as herself among the other more demanding roles as mother, wife, daughter etc…. Very true!
I tried look at the incident through the innocent eyes of my daughter. But, behind that, there is a serious fact that needs a relook, by the entire wound.
" Amber Piercy has added this poem to her favourites". Thank You, Ms Amber Piercy
Really love this! Truly appreciate it : )
Whenever I happen to pay a revisit here, I tend to recall the days when our daughter was a young schoolgirl. Now, her daughter is two years old…
Thank you, dear poet. I am grateful to you for reading the poem and sharing your thoughts and appreciation.