UNEXPECTED
When Nature or Fate chuckles at us
We are taken aback in awe
Take the case of “miracle baby”
The mother conceived it
In her fallopian tube
The father was morosely driving
To the hospital to relieve
The mother of her pain
By having it operated
On the way they met with an accident
The father escaped unscathed
Mother received the blow in her
Lower abdomen and the baby
Was forced its way to the safe
Home of mother’s uterus
Or take the case of that man
Whose eyes only saw
The dense black waves and
Made his world the darkest place
No human hands could
Give him back those light
Of which he had no experience
Yet on one stormy day
He was struck by lightning
And Lo and Behold
The world revealed to him
In color, light and joy*
So as Mary says we have to embrace
The journey and whatever it gifts us
Joy or sorrow we cannot avoid
*I came to learn of these two incidents from
news channel and YouTube
Posted for Gabriella’s prompt Unexpected @
Poetry Jam
Both the incidents are unbelievable and tell us that life has its own twists and turns and we donot know what we will find at the next turn...
ReplyDeleteYou have a great way of putting any thing into your beautiful verse
ReplyDeleteI love the way you put this together and how they compliment the prompt. Well done.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful verse!
ReplyDeleteRead my post for the promt here: http://wwwdanu.blogspot.in/2014/07/an-unexpected-call.html
mmm true...at times it is hard to understand how things work together for the greater good...and then you see or hear of how the circumstances turned just right....small miracles....of the unexpected....very cool
ReplyDeleteSumana, I liked the way you weaved these two incredible stories into unexpected poems. Thanks for being such a loyal participant at PJ.
ReplyDeleteI love the beautiful message of your poem, Sumana, and the very heartening examples you gave of how sometimes out of 'bad' things come miracles. And thanks for referring to MY poem. This made me smile. Have a great day, Sumana.
ReplyDeleteluv your opening line, most unexpected happenings does seem to stem from that kind of essence, have a nice Wednesday
ReplyDeletemuch love...
beautiful sumana..like said we can embrace life..the examples are so heartening...:)
ReplyDeleteMiracles happen.I'm still waiting:)
ReplyDeleteThe two stories, you have chosen, compliment each other well and are perfect examples of the prompt "The Unexpected".
ReplyDeleteAmazing! I love that kind of unexpected :-) Very clever take on the prompt
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stories both... Miracles these are few yet makes us beleive in god again...
ReplyDeleteWonderful stories--unexpected miracles indeed. Thanks for sharing these tales.
ReplyDeleteYou have captured in your poem the essence of the unexpected, Sumana. Unbelievable stories and very nice way to put them down in words!
ReplyDeleteStories indeed need to be appreciated! That's creative how you have explained giving examples. Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteAmazing stories, and certainly unexpected!
ReplyDeleteInteresting how you have used the news stories to fashion a poem that responds to the prompt, Sumana. Unexpected occurrences can seem miraculous at times.
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