"Cold and clammy" would be a better superlative 

It's really a much more appropriate negative ...

Setting the mood for the day ... washing the mind

Then whatever goes wrong - comes back to the bind 



Although it may well be fine to thus set the day ...

It creates a mindset that will not go away ...

And then the pessimists who see only dark clouds

Will ride upon them and thus infiltrate the crowd 



There has to be a better way than to cast shadows ...

There needs to be something other than nudging elbows

I suspect all we really need do is turn over the cloud ...

Showing everyone the silver lining there to make them proud



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

8:45am Tuesday, Nov. 17th, 1998