The house is clean and sparkling
The lamps are ready to be lit and company charming
The doorway is adorned with beautiful patterns
The house is all lit up with flickering lanterns
Wake up early to throng the temples
Give thanks to the Lord with plates of offerings
It’s time to visit family and friends
Time to treat them to yummy goodies and presents
It’s time to break out the new clothes
Pretty as a picture, you preen and pose
The dazzling array of colours all around you
Portends happiness anew
But in all these moments of happiness and joy
Give a thought to those who are in sadness and misery
Make time for them, give them a reason to smile
Because that’s what makes life good and worthwhile
Diwali is the festival of light and happiness
That’s what makes it so auspicious
Celebrating with friends, relatives and family
Here’s wishing you all a very HAPPY DIWALI!
With my love for reading and writing, it’s actually surprising that I have never attempted poetry. Over the years, I’ve read poetry, but never really learnt to love it. So today, when I sat down to write this post, I found myself writing my first piece of poetry. It’s an ode to words. If anyone actually reads this piece, I’d love to have feedback…
An Ode to Words
Words that beleaguer; words that make you wonder,
Words to ponder; words that make your mind wander,
Words that teach; words that bring thoughts to speech.
But words can bring pain; words can bring shame,
Learn to use words with care, don’t get into a despair,
I love words, as you can see, words make me alive,
This is also from my previous blog and here I write it’s from a yahoo group I used to be part of (no longer as I don’t have the time). Update: I found a link here and the link has some more updates on the original author
Before I was a MOM
Before I was a Mom
I made and ate hot meals.
I had unstained clothing.
I had quiet conversations on the phone.
Before I was a Mom
I slept as late as I wanted
And never worried about how late
I got into bed.
I brushed my hair and my teeth everyday.
Before I was a Mom,
I cleaned my house each day.
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to lullabies.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn’t worry whether or not my
plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been pooped on,
Spit up on,
Chewed on,
Peed on,
Or pinched by tiny fingers.
Before I was a Mom,
I had complete control of myself;
My thoughts,
My body,
And my mind.
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so that doctors could do tests or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn’t
want to put it down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn’t stop the hurt.
I never knew something so small could affect my
life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn’t know the feeling of having my
heart outside my body.
I didn’t know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn’t know that bond between a
Mother and her child.
I didn’t know that something so small
could make me feel so important.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of
the night every ten minutes to make
sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
The joy,
The love,
The heartache,
The wonderfulment,
Or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn’t know I was capable of feeling so
much before I was a Mom.
And for anyone who’s not yet heard the mom song, here it is:
Memories and Such 