Do we need to atone ...

For the comforts of home?



So many worldly stresses

Involve us and then test us

We must take the time for self

Find it ... lift it off the shelf ...



It's there ... hiding under a book

Perhaps, the one we use to cook

All we need do is grab it quick ...

Then heal our wounds with a lick



As we read the book and enjoy ...

Or make the food ... it's our choice

Whatever we decide ... it's our time

To relax, and to ourselves - be kind



For when we make it a daily habit

The things we feel won't snag a bit

Or hang up our bodies quite so tight

Or make our heads feel so light ...



So take whatever time it is you need

To calm those tensions, and breathe

Easier than you did so often before

When daily routine became a chore



- Tristram



(c) Christopher W. Thomas

9:55am Monday, Nov. 30th, 1998