There are ups, downs, middles, beginnings, ends
But the best part of life is finding they all do blend
In a larger vat in which other ingredients are stirred
Some of them reaching out - hoping hard to be heard
Then you extend your hand of warmth and well-wishes
Desiring to pull them in - in order to make better dishes
Sharing all of the levels which do exist in your own life
With one so very much finer ingredient - to make a wife
Who sees all of the beauty and talent which abounds
And desires to share all there is, and then stick around
Staying with you through all the difficulties which arise
And be there with you constantly from sunset to sunrise
In order to help sort all of the levels of your complex base
And become part of the bigger picture - sharing your space
Balancing out the levels upon which you daily teeter-totter
As you become a better person in charge and so much hotter
- Tristram
Christopher W. Thomas
1:40pm Sat. Feb. 21st, 1998