Goblins and Witches and the Festival of Lights: Cultures come together in the sweetest way

The street suddenly filled with lots of noise

Shrieking sounds of excited little girls and boys

Goblins and Witches roamed all around

‘Trick or Treat!’ they yelled in a familiar happy sound

I had no lollies in the house

No small gifts or treats that would appease

What trick lay before me now?

My mind asked feeling a bit ill at ease

A cute little goblin at the door stood 

A pumpkin bucket in hand, head covered with a hood

Innocent eyes beckoned and he would ask for a treat I was sure

But instead he asked why I had a lamp lit outside my door

I explained that it was also Diwali when we fill our homes with light

That we decorated the house and dressed up in colors bright

It was to celebrate the good over evil in our hearts 

And that we wished family and friends well as the new year starts

I gave him a gold coin in lieu of the sweets

And asked that he use it to buy himself some treats

But no, he said, he would keep it safely if he may

And use it for his next school gold coin donation day

For me this celebration of good over evil would be hard to beat

Happy Diwali to all and for those celebrating Halloween, Happy Trick or Treat