Odd and unusual things sometimes do appear

But these are usually not folks who bring tears

Weird things happen which make us wonder

But people who state we're weird are under



Mistaken impressions garnered from ignorance

For they cannot follow wit, so aren't entranced

And so they attack things they don't understand

Calling one names, so they will feel so grand



These folks lack sensitivity and compassion

Which also colors other things in their fashion

And so their concerns are to do with things

For folk - in their minds - cannot at all ring



Their chimes, or give them any good cheer

For the cloud they're riding on, they can't steer

So they will knock others around without call

For their hearts are cold, and their feet stalled



- Tristram



Christopher W. Thomas

8am Tues. March 17th, 1998