Greetings

Hello there.  How do you do?
	I am just fine.  How about you?
Outside today it's very hot.
	Next week it will rain a lot.

Is this a door?  Is this a wall?
Does it mean anything at all?
Sunny days give way to nights.
The seasons change.  The cold wind bites.

I searched for warmth I could not find.
The fire died.  You didn't mind.
Happy faces painted on;
Polite exchanges, and we're gone
Our separate ways, arrayed in frost.
Can we ever count the cost?