Merry Christmas from the stars, don't forget to put down **all** devices.

Let Christmas lights and starry views
Ignite the curious mind in you.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star
We know exactly what you are—
Nuclear furnace in the sky,
You'll burn to ashes by and by.

Yet from your embers, worlds may rise,
Forging fresh wonders in the skies;
So we gaze with grateful eyes,
Tracing truths your glow implies.

Twinkle, twinkle, quasi-star,
Biggest puzzle from afar.
How unlike the other ones,
Brighter than a billion suns!
Twinkle, twinkle, quasi-star,
How I wonder what you are.

Twinkle, twinkle, quasi-star,
You're the limit, yes you are:
With such indecent energy,
Did God not say you couldn't be?

Merry Christmas, dear child—
Pioneer free and wild;
Cradle stardust in your heart,
For in your dreams, new worlds can start.

One day you might leave Earth behind,
Seek new frontiers for mankind;
Perhaps you’ll tread on lunar sands,
Or flourish where Mars’ red dust stands.

The gentle glow of Christmas lights
Shimmers on this peaceful night
Your wish is whispered to the skies,
Like stardust in your hopeful eyes.

Your love shall start a beating heart—
A gift that never shall depart.
Do NOT forget to stay away from screens,
Put your all devices down without a scene

Find things to do by looking around you
Spend time with family and friends, too
You can improve these verses, please do
Or make new poems all the way through!

I modified the astro version of twinkle, twinkle little star to turn it into a Merry Xmas version. Some rhymes are not original. I wrote it for my children and for my nephews. Merry Xmas to all and a happy new year.

Remember that screen-time produces measurable damages to grey matter and rewires the brain in ways we cannot entirely predict and we certainly cannot reverse. If you don't believe me, read Jonathan Haidt's book titled "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness" . It has versions in most languages including German, Spanish, French, Romanian, etc, and it explains that leaving a child on the screen is as bad a sending them to Mars. His arguments are based on data. So, please, think twice if you have children who are very young before using a screen (phone, table, computer, TV) to keep them quiet or get them out of your way, and if your children are older, read this book with them and abstain together.
Merry Christmas, Mihai.