Here’s a poem, by Arun, on Diwali. The poet asks us to light the lamp of divinity, within us, in Different Truths.

Light not just these mortal lamps,
Ceasing the search for the Light
That ignites your divinity.
 
These blinding lights
Amidst deafening decibels
May elbow you into
An infinite darkness
With no access to the Light
That enlightens your inner self.
 
Own, therefore, the ordeals
Beyond the horizon
To expend this human life
Seeking the sublime sparks
Of the Light that alone can
Lend your human soul
An eternal luminescence,
Inciting an urge within
To merge with the Soul Divine.

Picture design Anumita Roy, Different Truths

Arun Dash

Arun Dash works as a Senior Technical Author for AVEVA India based in Hyderabad. An alumnus of the prestigious Ravenshaw College in Cuttack, he keeps an active interest in literature and is an avid blogger.