I wish you a Happy Deepawali.
I wish all your siblings holidays,
To make it home this time.
I wish those cousins and friends
In the village, gather in your
House to fill up the space.
I wish your dad makes you clean
The house, put up those lights,
Wash the vehicles and fight
With everyone a couple of times.
I wish you play Uno with people
Around and be blessed with
The luxury of gully cricket in
The high school playground.
I wish those aunties bother you
With questions of marriage.
Grandparents force you to touch
Their feet, only to give you twenty
Rupees like they always did.
I wish you a lazy morning
With the preview of the match
Playing on the TV. And the smell from
The kitchen invade your senses
When you're not hungry.
I wish you realize what's a home.
The smell of Oily Vada, the taste of
Mix Mithai. The hints of light
That binds you in a fraternity.
I wish you all the mundane things
That come with a home.
I wish you a hungry stomach
And blessings of a mom's kitchen.
More than the festival, I wish you
The sensibilities of it. I wish you
Completeness of all the emotions.
I wish a very Happy Deepawali and
The warmth of a home.