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bishupoetry Crowds in thousands thronging................ at different places
Different ages,sexes,religions,groups------------- Happy faces
Amusement parks overcrowded food parks,bars overflowing
The visitors are euphoric--------------- their faces are glowing
Some have trekked to some lake ................... begun rowing
Buying pretty greeting cards ..................... for the New Year
Santa is now a forgotten hero.................... a closed chapter
Christ and Durga are walking............................ side by side
Painted actors------------ their roles in countries far and wide
The Kali Temples .................at Kalighat and Dakshineshwar
Hindus visit these.................. like pebbles on the sea shore
Serpentine queues .......... for lighting candles at Jesus' altar
Barefoot pilgrims shuffle to Shiva temples............. from afar
Pious people waking ... at the break of the chilly winter morn
Icy-water bath cleans body and soul........... their usual norm
Lighting up the aroma of "agarbatti"............ fragrance divine
The candles melt away,agarbattis turn to ash,but faces shine
Power of belief,faith .....................has wiped off all the grime!
© Bishwanath Mukherjee
