Miles to go before I sleep

A return trip to make weep

And a reawakening of soul

Is a prerequisite on top of all



For many miles must be covered

Before journey's end is suffered

As the many hills are steeper

And the valleys are deeper



But the effort exerted forms a map

Drawn so well, there's no going back

And so the road ahead grows wider

As the mind fills with wonder brighter



- Tristram



© Christopher W. Thomas

7:17pm Sat. Jan. 30th, 1999