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Every important word from the poem with its meaning and the line in which it appears.
remember
to keep something in your mind; to recall
“I cannot remember my mother” - the poem’s refrain
midst
the middle of something
“in the midst of my play”
play
games; playtime
“in the midst of my play”
tune
a piece of music; a melody
“a tune seems to hover”
hover
to float or stay gently near a place
“a tune seems to hover over my playthings”
playthings
toys
“over my playthings”
hum
to sing softly with the lips closed
“the song that she used to hum”
cradle
a small bed for a baby
“while rocking my cradle”
autumn
the season before winter
“in the early autumn morning”
shiuli
a night-blooming flower (Parijat / Harsingar)
“the smell of the shiuli flowers”
floats
moves gently through the air
“floats in the air”
scent
a smell or fragrance
“the scent of my mother”
morning service
the morning worship / prayers in a temple
“the morning service in the temple”
distant
far away
“the blue of the distant sky”
gaze
a long, steady look
“my mother’s gaze on my face”
stillness
calm quietness; no movement
“the stillness of my mother’s gaze”
spread
stretched out; covered everywhere
“has spread all over the sky”
refrain
a line that comes back again in a poem
“I cannot remember my mother” is the refrain
