"Change is an essential and inevitable part of life" how does the poet reflect upon this thought through the poem?
The poet remembers her mother who died about twelve years ago. There is a photograph taken when her mother had gone for a sea holiday with her cousins and her uncle. Looking at the photograph, she experiences the great loss of her mother. The poem basically talks about how death can silence you and leave you speechless.
The waves washed their feet as it stood still. Years fled past since then. Her mother grew up into an adult. They all underwent changes while the sea stood still. After about twenty or thirty years the poet’s mother would look at the photograph laughing nostalgically and remembering the past. The sea holiday belonged to the past of her mother and the poet still remembers how her mother would laugh looking at the snap shot.
But now as destined by fate. The mother has been dead for the past few years. Out of all these circumstances, there is nothing else left to say. The matter is closed and silence has sealed its fate. It shows that change is an essential and inevitable part of life.
The waves washed their feet as it stood still. Years fled past since then. Her mother grew up into an adult. They all underwent changes while the sea stood still. After about twenty or thirty years the poet’s mother would look at the photograph laughing nostalgically and remembering the past. The sea holiday belonged to the past of her mother and the poet still remembers how her mother would laugh looking at the snap shot.
But now as destined by fate. The mother has been dead for the past few years. Out of all these circumstances, there is nothing else left to say. The matter is closed and silence has sealed its fate. It shows that change is an essential and inevitable part of life.