Diwali : Festival of lights !!

Yet again this year, as Diwali comes near

I am happy I have nothing much to fear.

Festivals gone by, year after year

no difference it made, I quietly hid a tear.

Festival of light that brightens every face,

sweets, crackers in every home and place.

It shook me a little, to see purchases made new

I tried to make best of what I had few.

Friends & families invited me to play

I made an excuse as I had nothing to say.

I only watched from a distance, on my favorite day

and I hoped it would mean "Diwali" at least someday.

  

I experienced life become a roller-coaster ride,

I secretly longed, things fall on a favorable side.

Just as I thought this would be the last storm,

challenges crept in some or the other form.

I gathered courage to sail myself through,

I not only won but learned a lot too.

So believe in yourself when you’re feeling down,

and what you seek will just come around.

After many many years, here I am today

living the lost festivity as you may say.

Crackers, sweets and loved ones surround

and I wear a SMILE that knows no bound...