What A Lovely Day

[ylime]

"What A Lovely Day:
A Reflection Upon Hearing the Morning Weather Forecast Over the Radio"

Sometimes
I predict the weather
I think that today
Will be terrible

But
The radio already proclaimed otherwise

Although
It has barely begun
And there isn’t really
Sufficient evidence to prove
Today will be beautiful

Nevertheless
They confidently anticipate
A comfortable high of sixty six
And forty two as the low
It’ll be partly sunny

Actually
More like mostly sunny
Just a wisp
Of white here and there
And there’ll be a faint breeze

Just enough
To kiss the lovers’ cheeks
As they casually stroll
Through fields of green
Speckled with fragrant flowers

Well actually
The fields are littered
With parasitic clover
And pesky dandelions
That scatter their seeds
Among innocent blades
And there are bees that sting
And stir up the pollen
That upsets my allergies

Also
They said that today
There will certainly be
A stunning golden sphere
In the bright, clear blue sky

And then
For a moment
I believe that

In fact
Today might just be wonderful
And I’ll happily smile

Because
There won’t be ominous clouds
Or empty gray skies
Or violent rain and thunder
Or perpetual lonlieness

Instead
There will only be sunshine
Those heavenly golden rays
Radiating Vitamin D
And joyous splendor

Suddenly
I have an epiphany
Those golden rays
Do not bring happiness

Rather
They rain ultraviolet light

Which
Eventually will cause cancer
That will kill you

So now
I want the cloudy skies back
I don’t need the sun
And its harmful rays
That result in wrinkly brown skin
Dappled with irregular moles of death

Because
I can get my vitamin D from rhubarb and fortified milk
And my daily multivitamin
That supplements
My balanced diet

So then
I can still maintain normal levels of phosphorous and calcium in my bloodstream
Without extraneous exposure
To the dangerous
Blazing ball of gas
We revolve around daily

Anyway
Happiness is overrated
The clouds always seem to come out eventually

[Laura]

"Just a wisp
Of white here and there
And there’ll be a faint breeze

Just enough
To kiss the lovers’ cheeks
As they casually stroll
Through fields of green
Speckled with fragrant flowers"

--and I like how after that you said what it's really like. It was kind of too long ... seemed to get more and more rambling off but it was still enjoyable. I liked the ending, too ... love the line about the clouds

[fightingirishman]

Yeah, I liked it. It did get too long, and maybe I didn't read it right, but I didn't take it as a particularly humourous poem. But yeah, I really did like the ending, with all the nutrients and that, very clever.

[Only Me]

lol. I love it. its so dark yet humourous at the same time. it captures the very essence of a "beautiful day" lol