Christmas in Hollywood: Toxic Riddle for the Toxic Detective: An Indian Society of Toxicology Initiative

201st Toxic Riddles in RhymeNow its Frosty wind winters, don't feel alone, Let Children gather to celebrate, dance & dineEarth stood hard as iron, Water freeze as stoneStar and Angels deliver by the holy sacred signSing Christmas carol for Lord Jesus's birthdaySanta Claus to incarnate fills wishes Divine, With Holly trees grow green & sow, to lay, Gift hidden in socks, U decorate tree mine, We deck up Ur houses as fresh as you sayMerrily gather mass crowd round my treeHolly wood cabinet work, to whip-handleI often display "A" pyramidal spike spreeAs the wholly bright gifts hang to danglePeeps through trees with berries of red, Leaves of burnished green spiked angle, My attractive fruits are harmful, as I saidAnd so never get lured to my beautiful hue, So am I, lacks opaque A, unsafe to handle, Warn unto my toxic red berries, like yewFor kids & pets might ate to manhandle, As berries are fatal, turns cyanotic blueIt's nature's gift, to protect against vandalAs causes cardiac arrest, if added to brew Conical arrow head were poisoned ampleMy toxin acts like digitalis in ECG to skewBetter buy my artificial trees with candle And enjoy safe festivals, happy year, New

Author: Vijay Vasudev Pillay

Publisher: Independently Published

Publication Date: Dec 24, 2020

Number of Pages: 150 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: NA

ISBN-13: 9798586294586