Analyzing Louise Glgal's Poem 'Widows'

Louise Glück poem "Widows" was based on a child's point of view on how they saw their mother. The reading starts out as explaining the lifestyle that the grandmother raised all of her daughters and some of the expectations she expected. The grandmother taught all of her kids how to play card games, especially during the hot summer days. But on this particular day, the author described the mother as being "weary" (p. 1285). The mother lost her husband around the same time last year, and she is taking the summer time a little hard. This poem stood out to me because the poem stated "my grandmother thought ... they have each other. They don't need any more companionship". This stood out to me because a lot of times women feel as if they are suffering
or alone in a situation and in reality they have a community's support willing to help them back on their feet or just simply there to help them.