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Divali
■ Dr Anitah Aujayeb.
À l’heure du tout à l’image et du buzz sans suite, «l’express» souhaite faire découvrir la plume de poètes, de chanteurs, d’écrivains et de tous ceux qui jettent leur âme sur le papier, et qui mettent en mots des réflexions profondes.
When the wick burns outside
And the milk is churned inside
When the lamps stand in array
And the children are not sent away
When the lights compete with stars
And every heart thaws
When kindness flows forever again
And it’s like paradise regained
Then you know it’s Divali
What says then the wick?
Burn, burn here all your tricks
Burn, keep on burning
Let each learn from this teaching
Burn for the sake of others
Burn evils, wrongs and errors
Burn to combat darkness
Die in brightening life’s coldness
What say then the lamps?
Stand in array, stand together
For every hand joined is better
Here they stand undivided
There they brighten the silly minded
One lamp left alone
Could be no light in the dark to roam
When all work together
When for the “self” there’s no bother
Then you know it’s Divali
When the “Deep” combats darkness
And its “Avali” helps togetherness
When these small earthen lamps
Selflessly join their hands
With mortal bodies
To chant and dance in ecstasies
When earth joins with earth
And helps create mirth
When the burning of the wicks
Soothes the burning of the hearts
When even nature rises into day
To help continue the play
Then you know it’s DIVALI
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■ Dr Anitah Aujayeb.
A long-standing educator, now teaching at tertiary level, she has authored several books in all genres of literature – novels, stories, travelogues, poems – and history.
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