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Festive is the mood
Crackers bursting, smiles floating
Not the time to brood
Aromas adrift
Tastebuds tickled by sweet treats
All senses too swift
Celebrating life
Joys and cheers spread across
Forgotten is strife
Earthen lamps flicker
Lining doors and windows tall
Stars indoors glitter
Glowing completely
Homes, bodies and hearts alike
Happy Diwali!
**A 55-word (Haiku’d up!) late entry for Thursday Poets Rally!! 🙂 **
*** For those absolutely clueless on what Diwali is all about, well, it is THE festival for Hindus, as far as I know! It’s also called the Festival of Lights. It is a 5-day festival, each day having its own significance ofcourse. It has a whole lot of mythological/historical background to it. But when I think of Diwali, I can think of extensive house cleaning (ugghh), decorating the entire house with ornate teensy mud lamps (Diwa of Diwali = a row of lights), buying and wearing new clothes (yaayy!), and distributing AND consuming lots of sweets/goodies (yummyy)! And last but definitely not the least, to those insensitive to smoke and noise (count me out!), Diwali is ALL about bursting crackers (tons of ’em)! ***
love the color of yellow and orange,
so festive indeed, both in visual world and in life.
Happy Saturday.
Glad to see you in.
Ohh… Diwali, especially IN India, is amazing to be a part of!! EVERYONE celebrates it there, religion no bar! 🙂
Ofcourse, here, in the US, it is a toned down version… but it’s fun nonetheless! Shopping… new clothes !! Wooohhhooooo 😀
Glad to see you enjoyed this one, girl… thankooooooooo!!!
Happy Celebrations,
5 days of joy,
5 days of smiles.
you are a treasure,
your post is a gem to have…
will link you in now.
xxx
Oh.. thank you so much for your patience, sweet Ji!! So sorry about the delay! Festivals can get too much at times! heheheh
Happy Saturday, dear!! xoxoox
you are incredible ..
lovely you.
🙂 thankooooz!
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Very nice poem…really like the image that you used with it.
Thank you Charles… This is a reality in many households around this time of the year in India 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the dazzle in here!! Have a fun weekend, my friend…
And Happy Diwali!! 🙂
It is indeed a happy occasion – a time to forget differences and celebrate union of spirit. Your haiku-poem is lovely; I especially liked the final stanza, the part about Glowing completely / Homes, bodies and hearts alike…
Thank you, Ruth dear! Diwali sure brings people together!! EVERYBODY celebrates it! And that’s what I really like about it! It actually “lights up” that almost-dead flame (of love and respect) in our hearts… and tries to keep it alive too…
I am happy you enjoyed this read, my friend.. A very Happy Diwali, and a lovely weekend to you! xoxoxox
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great poem for the rally. reminded me of being in south america at night in a small town with all of the locals milling about in the pale glow of colored lights… nice vivid images.
And that sounds like a nice and lively place to be in, Christopher!!
Glad you enjoyed the poem, my friend…. and thank you ever so much for your kind words here…
I’ll be visiting you soon..
Have a great week ahead!
a glowing poem..enlightens the spirit of diwali in vivid colors indeed
Cheers!!!
happy diwali sweetone
Hope the glow continues into the rest of our lifetimes too! 🙂
Happy Diwali (albeit belated) to you as well, W!!
Lovely poem, have a nice Diwali! And a happy rally!
Yaaaayy.. thank you so much, Ina… And a very Happy Rally to you as well!!
Will be visiting you sooooooonnnn…
This is a lovely poem, I love “Stars indoors glitter” a wonderful image
Gee.. thank you, Malcolm… I really appreciate your kind words here… That particular you have mentioned actually took me a while to “conjure” … I had to write a pun in there! So glad you liked it, my friend.. thanks again!!
Lovely….
the haikus are fabulous….
Happy Diwali to you…. 🙂
Here’s my Diwali entry:
http://myriad-sumit.blogspot.com/2010/11/diwali-haiku-series.html
Thursday poet rally entry(my first one):
http://myriad-sumit.blogspot.com/2010/09/sonnet-of-night.html
Oh…thank you so much, Sumit!! And Many Diwali Wishes to you as well!!
I am glad you enjoyed the Haiku set, my friend… Am off to check out your site right away!! 🙂
Cool poetry plus I learned something new…sweet post! (^_^)
heheh… and isn’t that nice?!? We all have so much to learn… and I too am always pleased to learn something new, especially about festivals and cultures.. it interests me a great deal! I am happy you enjoyed the read, Dasun… and thanks for the sweet words!
“Fprgptten is Strife” beautiful sentiment of a beautiful holiday…
JP
Oh..thank you, JP.. Beautiful holidays do indeed inspire us in a very fine way…don’t they? I am glad you enjoyed this read, my friend
Take care, and have a great week!
how are you?
visit a few participnats on week 32 may help you make some new friends,
you are super talented, hope that more poets visit you…
Happy Saturday.
Tomorrow,
it is day time savings ends day, our potluck will open at 8pm, which shall be 9pm normally.
good luck.
hope that you are ready to rock and roll.
xxx
Rocked and Rolled already, Ji!!!
Thanks for the reminder though! 🙂
Happiness indeed, this is why having festive holidays are marvelous! They give us wonderful offerings in words and in food! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Aww.. I just loved the way you put it, Leif!! Festivals really have a charming way about them.. no? But I sure am glad they do! 🙂
I am delighted to see that you enjoyed this poem as much as you did, L.. thank you so much for your sweet and kind words here… I most appreciate it!
Another party in a post. You and Olivia have the corner on this talent. I love the poem. Assume “crackers” are fire crackers.
“Forgotten is strife” – Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could all live up to the ideals of our feast days all year round?
Wonderful post. Thanks for the added value of the info. Appreciate much.
You assumed right, my dear Jamie… crackers = firecrackers 🙂 To be in sync with the syllable count, I shortened it to just ‘crackers’ 🙂
And yes, if only all our worries could just fade with every feast.. that would be totally awesome!!!
But then, I am glad we have so many festivals and feasts to at least temporarily forget about all those cares and anxieties… what say?
Have a lovely and carefree week ahead, J… many hugs to you!!!! And many thanks too… for the appreciative comments here…. xoxoxo
Your choice of colors makes the poem even more beautiful and significant. Diwali is my favorite festival. Your poem is a beautiful tribute to this holiday 🙂
YAAHOOOO!! Glad you liked the colors I chose, DP!! And thank you so much for showing your appreciation towards this one! I really wanted this poem to look as bright as Diwali itself! I could only try… 🙂
I loved this line
Glowing completely
very very nice poem and great picture
Thanks a ton, Hope!! Diwali and other such beautiful festivals sure make us all glow!! I am very happy you enjoyed this poem-picture combo, my dear..
Take care, and have a great week ahead! 🙂
Just celebrated Diwali too, you captured it really well I think! 🙂
Aww.. thank you so much, Neha!! I am so happy you enjoyed the read.. I sure hope you had an awesome Diwali!! 🙂
Happy Diwali. I love all of the Light Festivals.
Ooohh…thank you so much for the Diwali wishes, Ness!!! A very Happy Diwali to you as well (slightly belated though) 🙂
Light festivals can really cheer one up!!! And bring people together in a wonderful way!
Diwali sounds fantastic the way you’ve captured it! Brilliant 🙂
Well, my friend, Diwali is indeed brilliant! Literally and figuratively! 🙂
Glad you enjoyed the read.. and thank you so much for your appreciation.. it really means a great deal to me!
loved the way you hve described the joys of diwali…
hope you have a wonderful time 🙂
Eee…thank you so much, Raji!! I am so happy you enjoyed this Diwali treat! I hope you had a superb Diwali yourself, my friend!
Have a fun week ahead! xoxoxo
You have brought out the flavour of the season, Happy Diwali!
Hurraaayyyy!! Thank you so much for the sweet wishes, Nimaruchi… hope you had a lovely Diwali yourself!!! Have a great week ahead! xoxox
Lovely poem. Happy Diwali, Kavita!
Aww..thanks, DS!! So glad you liked this piece… Best wishes to you as well!! Have a beautiful week ahead!!!
Beautiful….
You have summed up all of Diwali celebrations in your few words…..
Happy Diwali even though late..
Awww..thanks a bunch, Rashmi!! A very very very Happy Diwali to you as well (super late.. but never mind :))
I saw fireworks on Halloween…In Oklahoma it seemed odd, but if I were a betting man I would say it must have been this festival!
I hope that it was a Happy Diwali for you
Awesome Haiku’s as well you are a very talented writer…Peace be with you.
Hmmm.. I think you might just be right, 2z… it must have been Diwali in OK! 🙂 That’s nice..innit?! 🙂
Well, I had a lovely Diwali.. thank you for asking…
And more thanks for your kind words of appreciation here, my friend… it really means a great deal to me!!
Have a wonderful week ahead, 2z…
Much love to you.. xoxo
wonderful 🙂
happy diwaali(belated) to you too 🙂
heheh.. thank you so much, Chinmay.. Hope you had a great Diwali yourself!
Have a fun week ahead! 🙂
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beautiful post 🙂
Reading about diwali, i am feeling so so guilty of consuming loads of sweets !!! sigh !
hehehhe… Never ever feel guilty about consuming sweets, Nimue!! 🙂 They are meant to be consumed! Can’t see them rot, can you?!? Now that’s what I would call “Crime”! 🙂
Anyway, I am happy you enjoyed this post, my dear… Hope you had a fun weekend!
Now, enjoy a great guilt-free week ahead! xoxoxo
i have been lurking….
and loving every minute…
keep your pen to the paper…
for your talent is clear!
Oh my God!! Thank you so much, my friend! This verse from you means a lot to me!! I am flattered, really!
I sincerely apologize for not visiting your blog in a while (more like Centuries now)… but I was kinda held up.. lotsa stuff going on at home… first, in-laws, then festivals…
So, now my excuses are done with… and I promise to visit you real soon!!
Thanks again for the kind words…
hope you had a great diwali! nice verse…
and appreciate the name drops over at oneshot…they both are very good…
Absolutely, Bri!! I had a lovely Diwali.. thank you for your kind words..
As for the names at One Shot, that’s entirely my pleasure! 🙂
See you soon at OSW!! Can’t wait to post this week!! It’s been ages now!
pretty. 🙂
hehehe… thank you so much, Ollin! You are too kind… 🙂 xoxox
vivid colors…just lovely.
Awww.. thanks a ton, Suz… 😀 I am soooo glad you enjoyed this one..
I hope you have a bright and beautiful week too… xoxoxox
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This makes me long for Thanksgiving! It was beautiful.
Aww… Thanksgiving’s just around the corner, my dear!! Yaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy!!!
Glad you enjoyed this festive poem, sweetie…
Have a fun week!