Twas the night before Halloween

Twas the night before Halloween, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even Shanti, our tabby cat.
The kirtan was finished as I drove my bike home through the cold after conversation and prasad
I walked in the house to discover an illumanted Jack O'Lantern Pumpkin decorated w/ Christmas lights
I purchased a "How to Learn Hindi book" via the internet
listened to some Alanis and Krishna Das
and went to sleep