Prissy's Garden

"ALL INSIDE"
Last eve I walked a certain street
And met such gloomy folk
I made great haste to pass them by
And neither smiled nor spoke

The giant elms drooped sullenly
The very sun was dim
I met a friend and said "I hope
I've seen the last of him"

Today I walked the self-same street
And loved the folks I met
If business had not made me leave
I would have been there yet

Of course, I've solved the mystery
'Tis very plain to see
The day I met the gloomy folks
The gloom was inside me
by john c. simmons