Diwali

Fairy lights igniting

Brightness with candles

And Diyas burning leisurely

Enjoying all the banter

Of the mature folks and the

Galloping of the kids echoing

In the entire home.

Hot ambrosial food salivating

The minds of everyone

And the kids attacking the

Syrupy food very hurriedly

The feast table is set

Everyone collectively assembles

At the table relishing

The appetizing food the

Cooks made by their hands.

Everyone mobilizes near the

Temple as now comes the

Moment of worshiping the gods

And goddesses hands joined

Together and heads bowed

We surrender our problems

To them and ask for

Bliss in our lives.

Crackers are irascibly waiting

For their turn to provide

Joy to us we take them

Out ignite them and

See them detonate very

Noisily the kids take a guffaw

And the elders feel serene

While watching the

Kids revel in the festival.

Neighbours join us in this

Festive gala their kids

Having a great day with

Our kids the luster of

The crackers packs the

Entire empyrean with

The elders sipping sizzling

Tea as it is the clime

Of frost and all people

Are quivering with that tea

Unable to block that

Nerve - wracking coldness.

While sipping tea I have

A thought of those

Impoverished folks who

Are struggling to remain

Sheltered in this

Freezing climate

My mind

Steers to those little

Toddlers and

Young adolescents shivering

In this weather in their

Threadbare clothes.

I assemble my cousins

And compose a plan

Of granting those helpless

Folks some clothing and

Sweets so as to

Make their Diwali a

Memorable

And safe one all

Of my cousins

Recognize my plan

And join me in my drive.

We sign in at their

Residence with our

Gifts for them

They look bewildered as

They see us approaching

Them we share the

Gifts amongst all folks

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