Sunday, 19 October 2014

The second chance


I was cold
with my heart broken
by many wrong men
who I believed
to be my shiny armour prince

Ah! My foolish heart
fell too quickly
due to tricks and lies
I learnt from fantasy land

I knew the pain
was coming
but I didn’t care
I fell deep and hard
like Alice in the wonderland

The nights were horrible
with pain filled dreams
about past I screwed
I had lost hope
and love to me
was fictional

I was lost
in woods of despair
when he came out of nowhere
saving me from my demons

He instilled in me
a belief in love
and showed me
what it is to being loved

He loved me deeply,
breaking the wall
I had built
He showered me
care and affection
that I had missed so long

Love is a treasure
that cannot be found
It happens
just like that

What Diwali means to you and what it means to your parents ?


What does Diwali means to us? Well,that's a pretty interesting question to answer. As kids ( for my sister and me), Diwali was about bursting crackers of various kinds. During teens, Diwali for us, was desire to meet cousins as we stayed far away from them ( We were staying in Dubai while cousins and relatives were in Bangalore)


But now Diwali means much more to us. While mum would be busy preparing sweets with help of aunty (her sister), Diwali for her would be sharing the pain and fun in preparing sweets with aunty. For my sister, it means wearing new clothes and looking her best. For my Dad, Diwali means meeting old friends and spending time (the time that he had lost during previous Diwalis) with family. For me, Diwali is not just a festival but celebrating happiness.
In whole It is beginning of new chapter to us ( family and me). It is sharing of love and joy with friends and family. It is forgiving people and giving them a chance to redeem themselves . It is about forgetting the past and moving forward towards the bright future. It is lighting the diya of hope within our hearts and discarding the fear within us.


For us, Diwali is not just a occasion to celebrate Lord Rama’s return from exile. It is not just a festival for us where the good wins against the evil. It is spreading happiness into our lives. It is a day where we forget our miseries for sometime. It is a day when everyone comes together ( forgetting the cold wars) to share special moments. It is a day where elders bless while young ones seek for love and affection. It is pious occasion that brings in togetherness, happiness and positivity in everybody’s lives. It is a day where you burn the evil inside our soul.


I would like to share a small poem which will summarize what Diwali means to us.


While lights of diya wait
to gleam like shining star.
While the kids wait eagerly
to bursts crackers of joy .


Diwali has begun for us
when new hope for beginning
has lit within us.


While sweets of love
is being shared amongst everyone.
While people wear new clothes
as a symbol of new beginning


Diwali for us,
is symbol of breaking free
from our inner demons


While friends come home
with gifts of love
While family sit down
to celebrate the pious occasion


Diwali for us
is not just a festival
It is an occasion
to celebrate happiness


While for everyone
Diwali is just occassion
for coming together


Diwali for us
is celebration
of everything positive


On this special occasion, I wish everyone Happy Diwali :)


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