A Cool Change

One summer morning, I woke and smelled the promise of a warm day. One warmish evening, we spoke and saw the promise of a love to stay. Sure enough, the day was warm, and pleasant, so much better than I thought. Sure enough the love was long, so perfect, that I couldn’t get enough. Then the sun was sinking down, was lower in the sky Then my heart was breaking down, and slipping off its high Looking up, into the sky, the storm clouds rolling over Looking up, into his eyes, they slowly ceased to smoulder The breeze was getting stronger, getting colder all the while The nights were seeming longer, and it hurt too much to smile Soon enough, the warm gave in, the rain began to pour Soon enough, my heart gave in, and it could take no more Finally the night grew cold, as I never thought it could Finally I gave up on the heartbreak that I never thought I would