Finally it’s October end,
Sweets and gifts to everyone we send.
New clothes people wear, everybody everywhere,
Men, women and children, look debonair!
Do you know why it is celebrated?
Ram and Ayodhya, after long united.
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| Art by Zahabiya Ali, Class XI C |
People with lamps made the city brightened,
With His return, the city’s prosperity heightened.
People visit friends and relatives,
And they come with no special objectives.
Peole spend money like water,
But spending it during these days, is considered better!
People worship Laxmi, the goddess,
And they think prosperity shan’t be at its modest.
Cleaning is a rule these days,
People do it in many ways.
People burst crackers in the night!
But tell me my friends, is it right?
I can tell you what I’ve known,
Because of this, pollution has grown!
Fourteen years of exile had ended,
And Lord Rama was back in town.
A celebration was held and it was splendid,
Nobody had a reason to frown.
And to this day we celebrate Lord Rama’s return,
A day of tradition and nothing western.
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| Art by Avani Phatak, Class XI C |
Yes, this is why Diwali is celebrated,
When people forget all their concern.
Women forget all their work and start to clean the house,
Driving away cockroaches and even a small mouse.
On Diwali, people wear new clothes,
No one is dressed in rags.
People go from house to house,
Giving sweets in bags.
The lights are blinding and the rangoli beautiful,
No one is sad and everyone is cheerful.
Children burst crackers everyday,
The parents may refuse, but they find a way.
But why do we have Chinese lights,
When we have beautiful earthen pots?
And why do we burn crackers,
When we know they are environment ‘nots’?
So, celebrate a happy Diwali,
And a real one this time,
Because step-by-step is how,
We’ll finally learn how to climb.
