The year\u2019s favorite time,<\/p>\n
When happiness seems to shine\u2026<\/p>\n
Shorter are the days, lengthier the nights,<\/p>\n
For celebrations to prolong, along, carols and rhymes\u2026<\/p>\n
Lightened up are the streets, buildings and shrines,<\/p>\n
For merriness mixes with blood, running to and fro the spines\u2026<\/p>\n
Along the freezing ice from the sky,<\/p>\n
Adding the warmth, lifting the spirits even a notch high\u2026<\/p>\n
Besides food for the thought, the delicacies delighted,<\/p>\n
Not just satisfying the body, but even to soul to get enlighted\u2026<\/p>\n
All the smile spreading gifts, adding preaching to teach,<\/p>\n
Festival spirits to spread to each and everyone\u2019s reach\u2026<\/p>\n
Not just marking of a beginning,<\/p>\n
But celebrating the successful ending\u2026<\/p>\n
Taking experience from the learning\u2019s of past,<\/p>\n
Leading optimistic goals for the future\u2019s vast\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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