There are many different qualities which some people assign

A few are not worth being bandied about for they're out of line

Some speak of detachment, usualness and even - abstraction

None of which define thoughts which comprise this confection



Of chocolate-covered cherries, candy canes and sweets galore

Which provide so many delicious flavors, giving so much more

Than uplifting thoughts whose value can never be diminished

For ideas which stir up minds and hearts before they're finished



- Will always provide entertainment value, just like a good play

Which has its actors portray characters who speak lines to say 

Much of the same things delivered here in abundant thoughts

Sometimes singing their praises of things they hadn't ought ...



But there are no limitations on freedom to speak kind words

Which spill out from these pages in sound not always heard

Words which provide enthusiasm for so many of life's sports

The ones so few tend to talk about - but they can be bought



There is no abstraction here - but rather a fully-dedicated craft

Of words which are strung together in some ways not at all daft

Steeped with feelings which emerge from heart, mind and soul

Full of emotion tinged with passion for minds both young and old.



Christopher W. Thomas

8:45pm Saturday 1/3/98