A Jiffy

Srishti Mudaliar
What tasks could
Be accomplished
In a “jiffy”?

A pair of eyes could blink,
A bird on its wings could swing,
A honeybee could suck a drop of nectar,
Or a trivial tear could be dropped.

In a jiffy,
A clock makes a movement,
A walk gets its step.
A wish is made,
In a jiffy.

In a jiffy,
A star appears,
Or it disappears into a ‘blackhole’.
Thousands of flowers bloom,
In a jiffy.

A life is born,
In a jiffy.
A life is lost,
In a jiffy.
Victory happens,
In a jiffy.
Failure takes,
Only a jiffy.

In a jiffy,
Everything could be lost.
In a jiffy could appear,
A new “cosmos”!!