Holidays Are Happy Days2

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Holidays are happy days,
Albeit with some stress.
Praised be those content to be
Pleased with happiness.
Yes, one cannot do it all,
However hard one tries.
One sacrifices much for love.
Life's a compromise.
In treasuring the things one has,
Delivered from regret,
A lover finds the holidays,
Year in and out, a song of praise,
Sung with joy. And yet …

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