I’m not thinking happy thoughts today.
I don’t know why—is it that the weather’s gray?
Does life merely look grim without the sun?
Will my mood improve when this drizzle’s done?
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Nostalgia is hard to take, And very difficult to fake. I think this feeling comes thru very clearly in this wonderful poem.
I rate Pierre de Ronsard as a lyric poet, whose writing is timeless. Also Francois Villon his compatriot. I feel better after a long run, but I agree that it is hard to get out there in the rain.