A Hot Noon In Malabar
Like many of her poems; in this poem also we find a longing for her childhood days.
In 'A Hot Noon in Malabar' the poetess recalls her stay there.
This poem is taken from her collection titled"Summer in Calcutta".
K.D. was very close to her grandmother.
Here in this poem, we see how happy and calm, she was in the loving and caring company.
She longs for the hot noon in Malabar.
She says "This is noon for strangers."
The poet says that this was noon for the strangers, the fortune tellers and bangle sellers.
Their face and eyes were of 'distrust'.
It was dark and speechless.
They spoke little.
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But when they did
It was not clear, but similar to the jungle tone.
The poet says that this afternoon was for wild men, wild thoughts and wild love.
Now that she is away from Malabar.
She is full of remorse and pain.
Here she has an acute sense of alienation.
K.D. gives us a beautiful comparison of rural and urban life.
She gives us the exact feel of the locals in this poem.
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The beggars have 'whining voices'.
Fortunate cards are"stained with time".
Kurava girls have 'old eyes'.
Bangles to be sold are covered with dust on the roads.
Feet are" Cracked causing "getting and strange noise.
Strangers have "mistrust in their eyes".
It shows that Kamla Das affirms life with all its imitations.
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