On the First Friday of December 2014

On the first Friday of December 2014
clouds cover the late autumn sky
chilling the air
and arousing longings
for spring.

On the first Friday of December 2014
I contemplate the coming week
and look forward
to meeting a new optometrist
on Wednesday.

On the first Friday of December 2014
I listen
to my neighbor's music
and smile
because it helps brighten
my melancholy
December mood.