Driving from my parents home to Cochin last Friday morning , I saw my Mother beside me
doze,open mouthed,her face ashen like that of a corpse and realized with pain that she was as old as she looked
Last Friday Morning ....
but soon,put that thought away ,& looked out at young trees sprinting ,the merry children spiling out of their homes
but after the airport's security check ,standing a few yards away ,I looked again at her ,wan pale as a late winters moon and felt taht old familiar ache ,my childhood's fear
but all i said was ,see you soon amma and all i did was smile and smile and smile........