‘one holiday’
all that remained was the tinsel
glinting from beneath the bed
the only reminder that once
the house echoed with laughter
and warm smells
and something called love.
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Joseph A. Pinto 
I think this captures how most parents feel when their children leave after the holidays are over.
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