Celebrate

When the nights lengthen and the winter comes

When sunshine is an endless wait

It is time to look at the humble lamps

Which give us cause to celebrate.

Each a sun by itself in its own little way

Brightening its own corner of the world

Lending light to guide those lost, astray

Dreams of joy in its glow aswirl.

Undaunted by the size of its diminutive flame

So puny against the raging flare of the sun

The lamp only knows to shine and light

Seeking no validation from any one!

They are not so different, the sun and the lamp

Their size and power a chance of fate

Each living to dispel the surrounding darkness

And to give us a cause to celebrate.

At peace with themselves, both seek no glory

Each happy with its unique trait

Each playing its role in the scheme of things

Each its own light to celebrate!