Woke up this morning with a theme going around my brain

Something along the lines of "I am not, nor have ever" again

Wanted to write it as I started this one ... but stopped the flow

I guess it's one of those things which'll have to wait until stowed



And allowed to steep and thus become a thoroughly good meal

Something I am sure will happen as I consider well all of the feel

Which does now, and will - go into it, as the thoughts do evolve

And the verse glues together in my mind as I then use it to solve



All of the matters which lay unanswered underneath all of the work

Some of which tends to raise questions about things which don't perk

But I will let it all alone now and come back to revisit another day

Once I've had the time to jell it all, then I can really have my say ...



- Tristram



Christopher W. Thomas

6:20am Tues. Jan. 19th, 1998