The weather today

The weather today is clear and nippy.

I think I’ll wear the black coat,

Red boots,

And set out to the main road.

Drivers will honk at me, and perhaps hum a simple tune.

             A general price increase was just announced in the radio;

                          Cigarettes will go up by fifteen percent.

                          I do not smoke.

Someone will stop me in the street and ask for the time.

I shall reply, “I have no watch.”