I lit a tiny old lamp today

Didn’t even change the wick

Just poured a little oil

And off with the matchbox

And oh, it burnt for hours

It is still burning now

Every time I walk past it

Or my eyes fall on it from a distance

Just to see it going on

Gave me so much joy

Especially on a rainy day

When the Sun never made it past the dark clouds

I know the same fire can rage

But how easy it was to contain it

To illuminate only a small space

And offer it as a prayer

A symbol of hope

#HappyGaneshChathurthi