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Anita Thampi is a renowned Malayalam writer and translator. Her works are noted for post-modernism. She in her works represents middle class women who is an epitome of sacrifices and responsibilities which are assigned to her by the patriarchal society. In sweeping the front yard the poet gives us a picture of a woman who wakes in the early morning to clean the front yard. While she is sweeping the front yard the whole family is sleeping peaceful whereas her responsibilities have already started. The way she cleans the mud sprouts is described as sweeping away memories. Before the newspaper comes, she completes her work and what she gets for the whole programme is back aches. And the reward for hardships is a cup of coffee with dregs. The patriarchal society has enlisted a whole lot of duties for the women to perform in the society as well as in the family. They are neither appreciated nor acknowledged. The society upholds the notion that men for work and women for household. Even now when women go out and earn money just like men their responsibilities has not lessened. Women sacrifices their life and dreams for their family. And these sacrifices go unrecognized and unpaid.