This first Monday in December, <br />Comes with a beauty none like I can remember. <br /> <br />The Sun so bright in a cloudless sky. <br />Air clean and fresh... <br />A gift that surprises. <br />The first day of the month, <br />Beginning on the first day of a work week. <br />After spending a joyous festive Thanksgiving, <br />With family and friends and having fun! <br />What a gift! <br /> <br />What a joy it is to witness this. <br />I couldn't wish for anything better, <br />On my Christmas list. <br /> <br />This first Monday in December, <br />Seems more like Spring. <br />With birds chirping, <br />And barren trees without their leaves. <br />Reminds me of something quite surrealistic. <br />And free of falling snow, <br />New Englanders have come to know. <br /> <br />This first Monday in December, <br />Comes with a beauty none like I can remember. <br />And I fill with so much gladness, <br />I can't explain! <br />Nor do I wish to complain, <br />About this visit that delivers!<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/first-monday-in-december/
