A collection of poetry and stories

by

Tom Mairs

Fourth Edition  -  Self Published 2007

Third Edition – Self Published 2006

Second Edition – Self Published 2003

First Edition – Self Published 2000

Copyright Tom Mairs, all rights reserved

POETRY
Beyond the Tanglewood
Always
The Golfer
Business Trip
Do Trees go to heaven
Vision
If I had a Hammer
Alexander Alligator
Katie J.
Love, Anonymous
A Computer Christmas
Brother Wolf – Sister Moon
Ladybug

SHORT STORIES
Signs in the Sand
Clone
Toward the Light

Far beyond the Tanglewood
And past the inland sea,
There lies a crate of thoughts and dreams
And a box of mystery

I left it there a while aback
When skies were turning gray
And all the hopes and dreams I knew
Had all but gone away

If you’re brave and know your sword
And aren’t afraid of dragons
A true heart might be able to
Secure it from the irons
 

A treasure vast beyond belief
Lies buried there for you
Bound up in chains and locked with care
If only you are true

For real wealth is held within
And never can be sold
And no one knows the value of
A heart made out of gold

Battle dragons, fight with nymphs
And when you find your quarry
Look inside and understand
The legend of this story