The crackers are in full swing
a noise emanates from one wing
deafening the ears with a terrific sound
a siege of smoke and fumes swarm all round
creating a terrible suffocation all through
the spirit of the festival is greatly through
with fun and merriment exalted to heights
entertaining and enjoying in all rights
that being synonym with the festival of light
where money is being spent with delight
once in a year it occurs in this part
with exchanges of good will and cheer in a sort
expressed by distributing laddoos and sweets
presenting dress to the near with a mood upbeat
patronising the needy to an extent moderately
goes Diwali where diyas are lit severally
illuminating the household outwardly
indicating a lighting up of the soul inwardly
with enlightenment and tranquillity in reality.
Meenas Poems 