There are levels to follow throughout life

Some can fit you, but others provide strife

The trick is to sort through them all to find

The perfect one for you, and not at all blind



To all of the qualities inherent to your style

Sometimes, people can miss them by miles

Seeing only the minor things they want to see

And dismissing the others, skipping the trees



For the forest - a mix of pines and evergreens

Some of those have grown so tall and clean

So now you see every branch and every leaf

Many of them have more wonder than grief



So take another look at everything in the trees

Who knows? ... maybe you'll spot more to please

And perhaps, you'll even see something quite clever

Perhaps ... it'll even be something at your own level



- Tristram



Christopher W. Thomas

10am Tues. Jan. 27, 98