Extreme Optimism

Aside from the glorious colors of autumn
It is my least favorite season of all four
It foretells of another Canadian winter just around the corner
This will be number 83 for me... that's 83 too many!
All my life, I've longed to live where
A sweater was the most I ever needed to feel comfortable
Instead of fur-lined jockey shorts and mukluks
Fashioned from sealskin
My lifelong dream has not materialized yet
Still, have 17 or more years to go
What do you think my chances are
To live in a warm climate before I reach the magic number 100?
On a scale of “slim” to “a sure bet”
Would you figure it would be somewhere in between
Or as I predict... “a sure bet”
Now that's what most would call extreme optimism
Really, it's only 17 years from now
I call it a done deal!