The second most satisfying feeling in the world
For this man - has not to do with any kind of whirl
... Not a spending spree ... or a very special kind of dish
It has to do with what some might call - working with their fists
It's the thrill when one bangs on a simple ten-penny nail
And finds that soft spot, yet you know it's hard in the rail
And the point finds its way thru to the hardness beyond
Yet, that wood gives way, and feeds back its response
Then you watch as the nail glides on ... seating in its home
Knowing you've placed it just where it needs be to've sewn
Together those parts which needed your so apt assistance ...
Without which - there'd continue to be a lack of cohesion ...
- Tristram
(c) Christopher W. Thomas
6:12pm Thurs. Sept. 24th, 1998