Diwali Poems by Goutam Karmakar

Goutam Karmakar

                                                 HAPPY DIWALI

When odour of flowers dements the blue sky

dunes of vapours cross the mountain high.

When sorrow is vaporized without any trace

Hope, joy and happiness at once fill its price.

Body & soul dances throughout the night

to celebrate the glorious  victory of the light.

When Kali is worshipped to remove pain

Lakshmi is entreated for wealth to gain.

When gifts are exchanged without taking rest

new clothes are worn to look at our best.

Houses are decorated at this time of the year

Streets welcome all saying Happy Diwali dear.

The sound of the crackers fills the ear

of  those who are both far and near.

Grateful we are to the heavenly might

for offering us such a beautiful sight.

                             PROMISES ON DIWALI

                              Let us make some promises on Diwali

                                  with hearts and minds purely holy.

Let us light the lamp of love and bask

by giving caste & creed eternal loneliness.

Let us light all the candles and diyas

to dethrone the darkness with its mantle.

Let us give them happiness, laughter and joy

by blasting the chains of  poverty and pain.

Let us pay respect to visible and living gods

and embellish them with sweets of care and share.

Let us make our life colourful with Rangoli

and fire a flowerpot of peace and prosperity.

Let us worship Lakshmi, Kali and Kuber

to give the Poor wealth and Rich the goodwill.

Let us pay visit and beautify them with

new dresses, gifts and fragrance of flowers.

Let us shoot a rocket of hope and belief

with the resolution to fulfil dreams and desires.

                        Let us accomplish these promises on Diwali

                               with hearts and minds purely holy.

Setu, October 2017