From autumn mists the everyday

From autumn mists the everyday comes rushing in
like a perch from the cold reeds
(oh finland my land my finland).
Bonjour tristesse, welcome distress
welcome you coughing one, you with a runny nose
whose nooks pile up with paper hankies,
welcome skirts that do not flirt
welcome blues
allowance roulette bills account in the red
welcome you autumn which sprinkles
gold without a hallmark
welcome old storm that makes me grab my hat
welcome penny-stretching door-bolting frozen smiles
staring at feet, and at puddles
(welcome my land my finland).

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