Happy Diwali!!

Upon the red stone floor I lie,

Watching marshmellowy clouds pass by,

Thinking of how, in the night,

The sky will remain just as bright.

Not becuase of the Sun, which lights up our world,

But because of US, normal boys and girls!

In the evenings we'll rush with matchsticks in our hands,

To turn this ordinary place into a fiery land!

With sparklers, and chakras, and flowerpots...

Enjoying whichever crackers we've got!

With friends and family, we'll admire,

The sky alight with colourful fire.

BOOM! BAM! The bombs will burst,

100! 1000! They'll keep getting worse,

But even THEY cannot scare us away from this place,

Even THEY cannot wipe the smiles off our face!

For this is the festival of lights, time of flaming glory -

Behind these moments, there's many a story!

All of them talk of change, a mass upheaval -

The world will be saved, good wins over evil.

Gods and Goddesses descend upon Earth,

In magnificent form, all of them take birth!

Bringing about miracles, just as a child -

They'll save Mother Earth from demons so wild!

And they'll defeat these monsters, with power and magic,

And this will avoid events which could've turned tragic.

All these tales come back to us today,

And we celebrate these triumphs in the above-mentioned way.

To scare off the danger, around us which lurks,

We burst and enjoy many fireworks!

And I'm so glad, it's come! I'm so glad it's here!

Diwali: My favourite festival of the year!