The eve of the festival
there is a celebration
the rush in transport
being in trains and buses
overwhelm with the crowd
roads see heavy thoroughfare
vehicles ply up and down
children on the way to meet the parents
parents await the arrival of their offsprings
go to pick them from the railway stations
others to the bus stations all agog
few to the airports to receive
being
a celebration of splendour
illumination with oil lamps adorn the houses
the crackers explode and there is mirth all around
a beautiful evening all the more
with love sealed by gifts
with blessings renewed with presentations
Meenas Poems 