FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
Diwali the most awaited Hindu festival,
Celebrated with lights,family reunion treats,
Auspicious prosperity, Joyful activities,
Shopping clothes,eatables, gifts, sweets.
The one thing we forget is our own country,
Blindly purchase lamps,tea candles for divinity,
L.E.D. light strings,crackers,plastic facilities,
Forget all that money goes to other country’s treasury.
Diwali was to be celebrated with clay lamps traditionally,
Handmade by Artisans with their birth soil,
Cheap, still choose to spend exorbitantly,
Affecting environment, neglect local toil.
This Diwali let us come together with a purpose,
Boycott all extra lights wasting precious resources,
Conserve energy by not plugging in electric sockets
Celebrate traditionally bringing our culture a step closer.
Diwali means to be in present moments,
Dropping regrets of past,worries of future segments,
Forgive the bickering, negativity of bygone year,
Throw light on wisdom gained,overcome fears.
Jyotirmaya Thakur
Writer
England
