Every holiday and every celebration has become
A golden business opportunity for some
The way holidays are celebrated is no longer based
On traditions and lore, instead strategically placed
All over the media are images quite enticing
Depicting how to celebrate holidays in ways exciting
And that includes parting with money hard-earned
Celebrating holidays this way is a behavior learnt
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Elaborate decorations, costumes, theme parties and more
Increase your consumption is the idea at the core
If you are short on funds, then energy and time you must expend
To figure out D-I-Y hacks, so you can follow current trends
The true spirit of the holiday is lost
There is lower fulfillment and higher cost..
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Call it inertia or laziness on my part
Or maybe I completely lack the bone for craft and art
I do not indulge in decorations or other knick- knacks
But we celebrate, the holiday spirit we do not lack
Without falling prey to corporate greed
Our holidays are simple and joyous indeed
Passion...unbridled 