what has the poet compared her mother's face to and why
 

The poet, Kamala Das, has compared her mother's face to the late winter's moon. She draws a parallel between her mother's old age and the symbolism of the moon. The late winter's moon symbolises the end of the spring season . She uses this metaphor, to express that her mother has become very old and her youthful years have passed away, and death soon awaits her.