The flame might flutter but the light never dims

Even when the house is quite, when the family is finally
sleeping, when the smell of fresh cooked muruku has
dispersed on the breeze and the sweet taste of ladoo
is only a memory in the mouths of sleeping children,
still the light keeps shining.Even when the last of the
relatives have left, when the newly washed walls
have been marked with a first stain, and the
kolam has been reluctantly swept away, still the
light keeps shining.Even as the year rolls on
and the last lamp finally splutters and fades,
still the light shines on.Passed on for a
thousand generations, from one heart
to the next, the brilliant light of
Deepavali is always burning bright.

HAPPY DEEPAVALI!