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Sparkling Spectacle: Radiant Reverie:

Ignite the Joy of Diwali Verses in anticipation of Diwali

Colourful lights all around,
Diwali is a festival that unites people Illuminating the sky black,
from all walks of society, regardless of Of crackers, we hear a sound,
their race, caste, religion, or nationality! For the Diwali season is back!
At DPSI, we celebrated this festival with Hesitatingly agree to help
a sustainable rangoli art inter-class As the fireworks burst, With the annual Diwali cleaning
competition, a multi-lingual prayer class Into a synergy of red, green, and blue, A soft but unanimous yelp,
activity and ethnic wear for all! Feeling a joy of which we are unversed, As two Chakris were convening.

As if wings, our hearts grew.
With a unique twist on the classic Slowly mixing the kheer,
saying, “Something old, Nothing new, But this is not the best, Hands barely reaching the counter,
Something borrowed, Reflection is Not the memories I will remember, Yet feeling as important as can be,
due.” we incorporated the theme of For with family, I am blessed, As if of kheer I was the founder.
sustainability with this festival of light. Togetherness each November.

But still the nostalgic smell,
In the spirit of this unifying festival, Brings back all memories,
students came together to create Of every year getting unwell,
moving multi-faith and language prayers After gorging on aloo puris.
with their classmates. They also carried
recycled rangoli material like old playing
cards, dried flowers, and craft supplies to
decorate their formrooms. Standing on chairs,

To hang strings of lights.
Placing diyas on each stair,
And negotiating the market price.

Adorning the entrance,
With a mandatory rangoli.
With last year, an uncanny resemblance, This I will never know,
Yet repeating every Diwali and Holi. But of one thing, I am sure,
These festivals are the days that we wear No matter how many changes I undergo,
our culture on our sleeves, quite literally. Flying in from Delhi and Bombay, For Diwali, I will never be too mature.
It was exhilarating to see the waves of An excuse to meet our loved ones.
color that flowed through the corridors Is it because Diwali is a special day, These memories will stay with me,
as we all celebrated our diverse cultural Or is it made special with daughters and I will forget them never.
heritage this Diwali! sons? Twenty thirteen or twenty thirty-three,
I will love Diwali forever.

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