A Farmers' Holiday! Poem by Ramesh T A

Farmers' holiday begins after the celebration of harvest festival
Finishing yearly harvest of crops to feed food for all in new year!
In this yearly hard work and the successful achievement they have
Made, they happily meet friends and relatives to share their joy!
This one day people happily share harvest festival greetings with
All and go round all places to enjoy in whatever way they can sans
Knowing the limit in enthusiasm and over-joy so much that they
Simply forget in drinks, pomp, pageantry and revelry all day long!
All places decorated with sugar canes and turmeric vegetables as
Mark of harvest festival celebration, all make boiled Pongal with the
Mixture of new rice, milk and sugar to share with all tasting the first
Fruit of labour of the whole year by farmers with ox and cow for help!
What a joy and satisfaction people enjoy in celebrating festival of
Harvest in gratitude to Nature that is sustaining all as mother ever!