CELEBRATION

i see wishes hanging from trees

where leaves once gathered gold

as autumns mellow sunshine

filters through the winter cold

reminds me of the shaded pine

where you clasped my hand

hesitatingly for the first time

and the fire in my heart

tasted wine in your blood

and millions of tiny lights

sparkled through our souls

gently you gathered a twinkle

the bud of your palms aglow

as my hands clasped yours

and they merged into one

with the glow of surrender

rememeber how then night fell

diwali lights of the mountains

scintillating hope doubly reflected

in the lake and in our eyes

and how you whispered

each diwali in one diya

this twinkling light will glow

and till you can discern it

our sacred love will flow

do you know, love?

since then my celebration

of this festival of lights

is just that  one lamp

glowing in your name

always and forever!

- sadhana .

24/10/11