Vibes which passed from being a calypso beat 

into waves mixed with pebbles 

passing gently along the bottom of the brook 

then ebbed into quietened ripples, 

and thus the tympany became obscured 

by the almost-silent whir of the fan 

which cools the power supply

in the huge floor tower case 

which keeps our connection alive, 

only to resurface when it's least expected, 

causing the whir inside of my body 

to pick up its pulse, 

and those very same ripples to become 

onrushing waves of delight - 

once again.



The sunshine of your love and caring 

exudes warmth from blue skies 

littered with the pearls of clouds 

overlaid on an indigo blanket 

from which intermittently pours forth 

twinklings of brightness 

when darkness takes over, 

and the glistening points of light 

sharpen the rhythm and turn the murmur 

back to being a staccato beat 

which pounds so within, 

the body it drives - goes back into a higher gear, 

and the clutch swings back to the top of its ride swiftly 

as it lurches forward 

onto a higher plateau.



The earth below seeps between toes which wiggle 

with the delight of your caring, 

and even though the body is grounded, 

the lightness with which it is now injected, 

makes it float above, 

and those shards of shattered light - 

now seem reachable.



My arms stretch out to touch the sparks borne by this love, 

and the veins within are engorged with blood 

now rushing well beyond their normal flow, 

and the pumping becomes 

a renewed fresh urgency, 

as the life they bring to tired bones and muscles 

are now invigorated by its warmth, 

and light radiates forth - 

back to the mystery spring whose viscous flow 

accepts willingly 

this new immersion of strength.



Take this powerful force, 

and use it to infuse your own body, 

adding to your very own rhythm - 

making the strength within you multiply ten-fold, 

and thus this new foundation 

shall cause you to become at once 

with feelings of ecstasy renewed.



I look for the day 

when the vibes we have initiated, 

become entwined, 

as our hearts, minds, bodies and souls - 

become one.



Christopher W. Thomas

1pm Sun 11/30/97