Mother's Prayer
Mother's Prayer - meaning Summary
Maternal Fear and Mourning
The poem follows an elderly village mother who prays before an icon for her son serving far away. Her prayers mix hope and dread as she imagines a battlefield where her son lies dead, bloodstained and clutching the enemy banner. The narrative stays with her inward vision and frozen grief—silver hair, bead-like tears—presenting war’s personal cost through a focused scene of maternal fear, mourning, and religious devotion.
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