Diwali

Decorating homes and workplaces
Illuminating with diyas and rangoli for five days
Worship ceremonies of Lakshmi, goddess of properity
As mentioned in early Sanskrit texts
Light over darkness
Indian subcontinent origins

written November 4, 2021
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Jayasankar Avatar
November 10, 2021 at 8:36 PM
Milton, sorry for coming here so late to read your wonderful poem to honor our Diwali festival...It is so nice to see a foreigner writing and posting a poem about one of our Indian festivals...Thank you for sharing this beautiful poem, loved reading this and adding it to my favs...God bless...~ Ani
Hankins Avatar
November 10, 2021 at 8:48 PM
Thanks so much, Ani. We have folks here who also celebrate Diwali, so I was familiar with this beautiful festival of lights.
Krutsinger Avatar
November 9, 2021 at 7:47 AM
Sweet write!
Hankins Avatar
November 9, 2021 at 9:08 AM
Thanks. I was surprised by the number of folks here in Kentucky who celebrate Diwali.
Cunningham Avatar
November 5, 2021 at 3:25 AM
Would love to go to India to experience it, have only seen pictures of all the lights at night, it looks amazing. Tom
Hankins Avatar
November 5, 2021 at 9:25 AM
Yes, indeed. I have friends who light up their dining table with candles. It's a beautiful custom and celebration.
Rose  Avatar
November 4, 2021 at 5:38 PM
A very enlightening little acrostic well done Milton :)
Hankins Avatar
November 4, 2021 at 5:40 PM
Thank you, Mystic Rose Rose, so much. To honor our Hindu, Buddhist, and other Indian sub-sect poets.
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