'Tis the Season

Response to Prompt #47, Deck the Scrawls and Sleigh this Prompt. 

'Tis the Season...

to be jolly
despite the folly
     of the world we live in.

'Tis the Season...

to be merry
although we carry
      the weight of it all.

'Tis the Season...

to have hope
while we cope
      with burdens beyond our control.

'Tis the Season...

to shine bright
to be the light
      in a dimly lit place.