Night Of The Scorpion Comments
I remember the night my mother
was stung by a scorpion. Ten hours
of steady rain had driven him
to crawl beneath a sack of rice.
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A great write! A had read it years back in a Highschool textbook.The poem marvelously captures the excruciating pain experienced by poet's mother on being stung by a scorpion in a rainy night and the villagers 's sympathy and their trial to cure her.(Part-1)
2) In the poem, he does not fail to capture glimpses of a loving husband. But the most remarkable and most beautiful part is the closing lines. These few words showcase the incomparable love of a mother for her children
Ezekiel is one of greatest Indian English poets. The way he narrates a mundane incident in a farming village community to capture their life, culture and faith in minute details, is exemplary.
not good cause it is not 5 minutes /j but ig it's an okay poem.
OHH MY MUMMY GOT STUNG BY A SCORPION WAA WAA IM A CRYBABY WAA WAA FUCK NISSIM EZEKIEL AND FUCK NIGHT OF THE SCORPION
This poem has a very strong message my english teacher said
criiiiiiiinge i do not understand. iCRIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGEEE!
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7/19/2025 10:00:42 PM # 1.0.0
The most beautiful part comes in the last three lines when mother thanks God for picking her for the scorpion sting and sparing her children! What a lovely writing! (Part-2)