#American #Sonnet #Khushi
While some poor man was getting his head kicked in;
Simply because of the colour of his skin, in Manchester.
I attended the Khushi Festival here in Oldham.
Khushi means happiness, and it was a joyous day.
Dressed up in a beautiful sari, with my right hand,
Mehindi painted, I felt like the Queen of Sheba!
I listened to poetry and stories from the Chai women's project,
Read their colourful book that they had produced.
Talked to very friendly strangers, saw a beautiful dancer, dance.
I loved the drums of SS Dhol Players -
Krishnan Viliji.
Drumbeats, heartbeats, the primal ancestors' music.
We are more the same than different, long live Khushi!
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2024
VIXEN of VERSE 
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