The Festival of Lights~~~

How absolutely gorgeous

How absolutely delicious

The return of the Lord, always so gracious

From his exile, the land of the inglorious

How absolutely magnificent

To see for a night, the world so radiant

Usually so dull and so dark

Blessed it is, blessed with a divine spark

Humanity can only be awed at this exalt

And can only wish for time to halt

For such a night

Comes only once a year

Only once a year do I get the joy

Of sharing with my peers

A smile laden with happy tears

Candies made with a mood so coy

Fourteen lamps do we ceremoniously light

For 14 years, battles with evil, our Lord did fight

Battles which tested his love with great might

Battles which make insignificant our own sorrowful plight

Pray, world, do taste of my home made pastries

Made with love and devotion

Shared with you  not to please only the divinities

But also to bring a smile to the faces of the whole population

Divali, a much loved festival

Better than even the carnival

Tonight, let us make of our cultural duty

Our shared promise of pious charity!