05 She Never Had A Sunday Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

05 She Never Had A Sunday

Rating: 4.9


(This is a small poem written years back for my daughter, when she was still a kid.)

'Why Sunday? '
My daughter asked.
'His work done, God rested
on the seventh day
and it was Sunday',
I concluded.

Sunday,
A week's work done
I rested in my armchair
A book in my hand.
In her study
She tried to convince
her mother, in vain.

Finally,
Exasperated
She asked me again
'Why Sunday? '
'Rest, dear,
A week's work done, ' I said.
'Just tell her that, '
She said, 'and let me play.'

I realised then, she, the mother,
Never had a Sunday!

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
A ONE-SIDED VIEW ON LIFE
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Bri Edwards 13 February 2023

I give five stars.

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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

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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.

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Thank you, Bri for all those stars

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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.! ! ☹️💖☂️🙏🥲

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Average Women never have a Sunday, even today. I think this is true about 99% of the women all over the world

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Poet Magadha Rani has added this poem to her favourites. Thank you Dear Poet. And Bri for the top score

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This poem, I always cherish as a praise to Motherhood. I remember the true love of all mothers to their children. Selfless

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PREMKUMAR C N 01 May 2023

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...

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Very true. You got mymessage right. Thank you dear poet

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