My heart skipped a beat
When my new born covered his eyes
Using his little hands
To escape the harsh bright light maybe
Once again when he looked at me
With lips curled and eyebrows in a frown!
My heart skips a beat
Whenever I see a baby smile at me!
My heart skips a beat
When I see the rising sun
Playing hide-n-seek with the clouds!
My heart skips a beat
When birds do their dance
And flap their wings in joy
My heart skips a beat
When I happen to see the moon
With a little star by its side!
My heart skips a beat
At natural wonders
I see all around!
My heart skipped a beat
When I saw a four-year-old
Washing utensils by the roadside!
My heart skips a beat
When I see a tiny girl
Carrying a heavy pot of water on her head!
My heart skipped a beat
When I saw a half-naked man
Sleeping near the garbage bin!
My heart skipped many beats
When I saw a beggar picking food from the garbage
Accompanied by a dog doing the same!
My heart skips a beat
When I see hope and longing
In eyes of abandoned parents!
My heart skips a beat
Seeing the duality of our existence!
My heart skips a beat too often
Seeing chaos and injustice!
My heart skips so often
I don’t know, for how long….
Nita Agarwal is an ex-Table Tennis State player, qualified teacher, self-taught budding painter, a successful blogger, who writes about her observations of life and people; and most importantly, a working housewife.
Beautiful poem , which reveals how we all are so pained to see the disparities all around which brings sufferings to our fellow beings .
Spreading the message of love and spending a bit we can spare can help someone at least . So why not contribute in some way we can !
Yes, we should contribute love and peace and not add to chaos. Thanks Seema
Yes, there are many such moments in our life, when our heart skips a beat and this really sets us apart from other species.
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Wonderful.
No more word.
I am surprised why have you never blessed the ‘poetry of life’ page with your poems?
You write so beautifully from the core.
Thank you Nita ji for such a nice poem.
Thanks Manasji. Never been a poet 🙂 these are just thoughts expressed at times with deep emotions.