Very Fine Day

Today will be a very fine day.
People will listen and hear what I say,
the market will rise, blood pressure fall,
I'll meet the new girl who lives down the hall,
the bus will run exactly on time,
I'll get a new flat and won't have to climb
three flights of stairs to this lonely old room
where I hear every night my neighbor's bassoon.
He's learning to play from a library book
and last night at ten the chandelier shook
when he hit a note that's never been played.
I banged on the wall but the offer I made
never stopped his practice from ten until two.
I'd move out tomorrow if only I knew
what to do with my sister's white cockatoo.

Do you?

In spite of it all, here's what I say:
Today will be a very fine day!