Moving Beyond Magic I Poem By Arika, 10, Faridabad
10 year old Arika Bhatia from Faridabad writes a beautiful poem about love between mother and son. Gopal’s thoughtful gestures and simple acts of kindness towards his mother and in return he getting sweet as a reward reminds us of the happiness and pride that come from making a loved one feel special.
Moving Beyond Magic
With hollow pits of hunger cooking deep in my stomach
I overheard two people talking about magic, dragons and fantasy
But for me fantasy means something different and unique
As I pushed through the piles of plastic waste and food remains
I search for my magical object
Didi I found a special thing!
What is it Gopal, i am helping mama for cleaning
Really? then this will help
A wiper for the floor
Wow this is amazing, mother will be so proud
She will puff up her chest and say these exact words
“Did you know my son got me a gift”
What? her friends will ask
“My son gopal got me a wiper “
Her friends will keep on and on chattering about how good am I
Yes you will be the kindest boy this town has ever seen
Though you don’t seem very happy its like you are sad
Why so
Its just that i wasn’t able to get any toys
My friends would laugh at me
Don’t worry about them
Would they be getting moms homemade pickles ?
I am pretty sure the answer is no
Plus you would be mothers hero
So let’s go and give it to her
Mother i have a gift for you
Something special and magical
Just the thing you would wish
What is it Gopal ?
A wiper !
Is it ?
Yes it is .
Now your back wont hurt
Thank you Gopal
Today you wont just get pickles you would also get ladoos
Ladoos! Yes!
By Anika Bhatia
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