Happy holidays!

Great and brave travellers,
soaring the seas far and wide
In search of questions and heights of intellect,

It's time to bring out the festive trumpets,
Cool your heels with family dinners
Among wreaths hung of fresh green laurels

To move back to your cool mansions
A time to raise toasts aplenty
With candles lit, windows laced with drapes

Staircases graced by beauteous carpets,
With rich festoons and graceful garlands,
All this while Santa sneaks in past your bedtimes,

In my deep accented voice, I wish you thus:

I raise a toast to the people that built me
For who I am, giving me a vast learning experience
The opportunity to see new shores...

I thank all those who stay in touch
And wish to keep in touch with me
and those who could not.

Let the new year usher in utmost happiness
While the world of searching and understanding
meanders upon its journey

For 'tis the Holiday season of splendour,
Of greetings, gratitude and grace