Diwali Poem by Saroj Padhi

All thro' the pre-Diwali night
light showers of desire from heaven
spread the musk from Moon's moist hair
into the crannies of an awakened mind
where red roses sipped nectar
from the bosoms of a doting, darkish sky
to bloom into white lilies of love
in the lap of a cloudy day;
turbulent waves in the nearby bay's body
surge ahead in wake of newer passion
when the pole star strives hard
to pacify the angry clouds on rebellion
like irate workers trespassing
into government offices after breach of cordon,
and all alone it trying to restore peace
in their world, caught in throes of isolation!
Goddess Kali stirs from hibernation
with promises of release from dark
and with light in love's eyes
to mark an epoch's culmination
and write life's new definition!