I visit only twice a year, yet never stay for long. I crown the summer’s longest day, and winter’s briefest dawn.

I come in many shapes and forms, Once even a ride for a princess to be, Though orange is the color I'm best known for, I can be found in many colors you'll see, With a candle you can make my smile spark, As I watch over your porch in Halloween's dark

When you reach a certain streak on Reddit you are suggested to go outside and touch me. This is also what you need to do if you lose your sense of reality. If you line me in an Easter basket I'm generally plastic and colorful. Going to a public place? Don't walk on me.

A tin man stood very still He couldn't move, despite his will Then this saved the day And poured drops to take friction away

A pillar to find your way, But not visible from far away. In the pursuit of knowledge, You can use it to mark your stopage.