The sky shines so bright in the night I think my mind will explode with  colors untold.

The light in your eyes
And the rain from your tears
Mix together to create
The most beautiful colors.

Wash out all the vengeance

As the water washes the dirt;

Insert new hope and to start newly

As the new clothes embrace your skin;

Brighten your life with new lights

As the lamps wipe out the darkness;

Let the life burst with delight and success

As the bursting crackers drag the delight in.

Bloom with the new start and happiness

Wipe out all the fears...







Let the Day of light cover your life

With bondless happiness and fill you with light...




"Happy Diwali"

It's ok to not be sunshine
It's ok to cry at night
Because other people cry too
And for them, the sun is too bright

life is like a patchwork, of various scenes
like the quilt you had, filled with so many things
the colors were bright with patterns mixed up
there were even flowers, sitting in a bright cup
the squares and the shapes made it dizzy to see
they told you a story in patterns of three
life is like that quilt, of patches I suppose
you go, and you go, seeing what life has chose
you never realize what you're about to conceive
just patches of time is what life is, I believe...

Brian Hill - 2020 # 289