Holi is a festival full of colors and vibrancy
Take out a few moments on this day
To paint good wishes and jollity
Burn out in the pious fire
All your jealousies
And your enmities
This is a day
When you can help weeping eyes smile
Aching hearts soothe and lonely lives feel wanted
This is the day
To celebrate victory
To celebrate success
And to rejoice
The power of love and benevolence
Put in all your heartaches and sadness
As oblations
When you circumambulate around the Holika
And return back, clean
Pious, warm-hearted and devoted
Towards humanity
Merge in the chants of
Om Namah Sivaay and Radhe Krishna
And meet everyone who you encounter
With the same feelings
While painting his life with colors
Red, pink, blue, green or purple hues
But please remember
Not to paint anyone’s life
In shades of gray
Do not spoil the fervor of this festival
By forcefully going against other peoples wishes
And do not let anyone else also
To ruin the zeal of this festival
Stay safe yourself
And let others feel safe too
In your presence
Of this festival
This is the true essence
-Ashu Verma Chaubey