There's so much of everything:
of fireworks, that lit up the skies
of crackers, that the gallis kids indulged in.
As we sit through, witnessing the celestial delight,
an eerie thought swept across my mind
- Can there be world without these?
That was another day - a Diwali evening,
the airs pregnant with the happiness.
The air is full, today, and growing still
but there weren't crackers, this time.
The thunderstorms lashed me with dreadful thoughts
- Could there be darkness darker than this?
The rains wouldn't stop,
with only the lightnings to intervene the spells
the door creaked, unable to stand gusts of wind
and, my heart missed a beat as the shutter crashed to a strong gust.
The whizzing of the trees rents a feeling
- Would the rains ever stop?
The chill in the air is freezing,
the wall you rested against starts soaking,
the hissing sounds interspersed with the croaks sounded eerie.
As I recalled the Diwali dazzles and the warmth,
a thought swept by from nowhere
- how safe would she be?
© Sashikant Mohanty
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