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 Through this poem "Hue of Mind", I tried to portray a sister's desperate feelings over her little one's demise. It has been days since she ate properly, her body was weak, her mouth was all swollen, she wasn't able to eat anymore but she did, just to stave of her caress mother. Every little things that reminded about her 3-yr-old sister seemed like a ghost of weight in her heart. She had nothing to do with her sister's death but still held herself responsible & injected the sense of guilt into her life every now and then. Till the end of the poem, it is obvious that she led a terrible life and kept wailing over everything that happened before and was meant to happen! For her, Death wasn't just a mere DEATH, but a pace of time undergoing deterioration.      From the last line of the poem, I wanted to let the world know that death isn't just a death of memories, but those dead memories which've the capability to hold one on the horns of a dilemm

  Am I lured, for the tandem seconds I bide? So dark and grave, Is the shadow, I left behind? Do the tears I shed, Worth empty stares from the street I pace? From all these having said, _"Some food you must have"_; my mom coddled. To stave off my caress mom with no hesitation did I push, a morsel of toast and omelette into my mouth of swollen taste buds. A mouth all swelled up, stale did the bread seem. Brittle were my bones, Didn't I fear, for will it crumble? Couldn't consume more than a bite, Started it, to crack my appetite. Dropped my gaze did I to that moldy newspaper printed 2 years ago, With heavy sobs that tore from my throat, I attempted to read the very headline- _" Walnut stuck in throat led to the death of a 3-yr-old girl"_ Slumped I, my rigid body to the couch, Thought of those very scenes of lamentation. I kept wailing over her tiara, I held myself responsible for her death. "I could've rescued her, She would've been here with me.

  Hai, "We may be an abled one, But only when we use it For our success, It becomes meaningful, Isn't it?" All India Forum for English Students scholars and Trainers ( AIFEST ) had organised an All-India Poetry Competition on 15 th November 2020. It worths a great pleasure immersed with proud for PPM HSS Kottukkara on the achievement of Afrah Pandikkadan of S1A. She had won 3rd place on category 2 poetry competition of AIFEST on her poem entitled " Hue of Mind   " * . Warmest congratulations on her achievement. So pleased to see her accomplishing great things can be fetes. Thank You Have a nice day. *Click view that post.