When things go awry

Whether 'tis you or I

Remember we are sharing

And this comes from caring



Don't allow yourself

To hang from a shelf

For when you see stress

Know you are so blessed



With understanding and great care

Which you have - for you've dared

To piece together two into one

And now - you have won a ton 



Of wondrous qualities which pull

Us under four eyes of wiry wool

You've knitted together into edges

Which are matted under rows of hedges



And I peer out from the furrowed ground

Knowing well you are tough to be around

When you get into stressed-out places

Which your mind and even soul embraces



And I look for endings to this tale

Knowing well the ground is shale

Which will not support solid matter

For if you push - it will smatter



And so I lean back within my lounge

Knowing we won't have to scrounge

But, at the same time I will admit

There's been fun - just a little bit



And now I want to place just some

Upon the counter for you NOT to shun

But to be happier than when you came

For lightness is ours - all the same ...



- Tristram