Glowing Diyas

Down the lane

Beneath the dark of the woods

Echoed a sound.

I tried listening.

Might be a whisper.

Yet I could not decipher.

I waited long.

Until it started raining

I was afraid.

It was late. 

I decided to leave for home.

Yet there was something....

It was difficult to let go of this feeling.

I waited and I waited.

When I returned

I was mesmerized.

I saw a thousand Diya's glowing.

It was a blessed Diwali.