! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Festival Of Lights- Deepawali! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Poem by Mamta Agarwal
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Festival Of Lights- Deepawali! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
While drawing a multi hued Rangoli,
Tying a string of sacred Marigolds and mango leaves
At my door, to welcome the Goddess of prosperity,
Lakshmi, I pray for a wealth of different kind:
I want compassion and peace of mind
And eyes that don’t pretend to be blind.
Please light my path all the way,
Give me courage to not go astray
From my chosen path today.
As I mindfully walk to light each wick
with awareness striking a match stick,
Dressed in my finery and ethnic
Wear, I bow with reverence at the altar and pray
Seeking blessings of merciful Lord Ganesh,
To help me overcome challenges on my way.
So that each lamp that I thus light
Expands my heart and help me gain insight
Into my hapless suffering brethrens plight,
And my heart and soul so ignite…
Hope, one day auspicious festival of lights
Wll light up every home on Diwali night.
Beautifully done, interwoven with wishes and prayer about your goddess. a 10.
beyond lighting of lamps you are light to me: a lone soul in search of beautiful, meaningful and lovely words... happy deepavali...
Dhanlakshmi, Dhaanyalakshmi, Dhairyalakshmi, Shouryelakshmi, Vidyalakshmi, Karyalakshmi, Vijayalakshmi, Rajlakshmi, Showers of Blessings, of AstaLakshmi on You and your family, ++++++++10 to you and lots of love and regards from Anjali
Mamtaji, I too want to join you in your prayers on this auspicious Diwali day! In fact I have also wished my readers at the end of my poem, - 'Plato's Cave Allegory', this morning! Dewali is a festival of light and prayers, - to drive out all evil, ignorance & hatred form our life, ushering in the enlightenment of light! I am not able to tolerate those high frequency 'decible sounds', with which this world abounds! - - Raj Nandy
It’s a prayer not just for your own but others’ sake also and everyone would simply love to join you. After all, that is the inner significance of any festival. A serene composition with lovely rhyming. A perfect 10.
shows the purity, piousness n yearning desire for brightness of the poet....a heart touching poem, mamta....TAMSO MA JYOTIRGAMAY.....
This is amzing way to capture the colors of deepawali, the rangoli, the lamps and the hearts....I think you have done a wonderful work here, , , , , , , , , , , , wish your prayers are answered with bounty of wealth and peace
I really love the imagery in this poem! ! ! ! ! !
Mamta, this is a beautiful prayer, a wish for a better life for all, who could ask for more. Thank you
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I would like to translate this poem
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I think we all need a visit from the goddess Mamta, but we must also be content with the riches she brings us... Andrew 10