Winds may come and winds may go

But constancy is awarded by the flow

For this quality comes with its own honor

Which is revered in many ways proper ...



Like the gold watch given after a quarter century

So, too ... should be awarded courage in adversity

For winds do blow and storms do light up the skies

But the gales which cause them are always up high



From whence they drop whenever balance is required

Evening out the rigidness to which some become attired

And then - in the aftermath - the stormclouds will then clear

And in their place - hangs a certain respect, without any fear



- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

11:35am Sunday, Jan. 24th, 1999