Lakhs of Diwali lamps can never match the glow in wide open eyes
When the high spirits dry up, human turns into a dead wood
Can thoughts in waves permanently transform our mood?
They do for a while, but a proven fact is never denied
That which goes up would also come down sooner or later
How can passing thoughts be innate springs with no lids on?
The human urge to search and explore is indeed inborn
A spring in the walk, cheers on the face in jubilance
Are signs of joy triggered by a transitory pleasant sequence
Everything is new to the innocent amazing child eyes
As inputs Do’s and Don’ts commands pile up in prejudices
The glow in the eyes dim and freedom of least of inhibitions
Dwindle over the years and the serious faces frown at times
An interesting topic is brewing – World celebrates Diwali
It is a mark of the soft power of our Holy Land born Hinduism
Does it not also reveal that other-land people have a big Heart
Prefer not to get botched up within narrow cages of their own Faith?
Lakhs of Diwali lamps can never match the glow in wide open eyes
Of children, three hundred million in numbers in our beloved Motherland
And that of the youth in academic campuses on multiple study-pursuits
And several millions of youth and others longing for a good job or avocation
Scores of girls and women looking for parity and freedom are included
Millions of students & youth migrate to lands of merit and scope in years
Diwali is not just a one-day affair of lighting lamps in joyous mood
Life is long, lands are vast, years roll on, can have a meaning to convey
Through the glow of eyes of the people at large striving hard
To access life basics, quality education, health-care & scope
That can brighten up the glow in their eyes in true happiness
And celebrate the festivals of other lands and Faiths too with open Heart
After all Unity in Diversity is a great treasure in our Holy land for centuries
Till the recent wild winds of polarization and dirty politics got worse
Soft power of our Sanathan Dharma shines like a beacon
Not just on a Diwali Day – but when The Heart scope & avenues open up much more