Router and Hammer Tie the Knot
I have been writing off and on for many years. Now that I'm retired, I'm dedicating more time to the craft.
Router and Hammer Tie the Knot
The saw cuts the wood
The router makes a groove
The paper with the sand on it
Makes the craft feel smooth
The brush grabs the paint,
Strokes and lays a coat down
The stirring stick inside the can
It’s fun to spin round and round
The hammer hits the nail
Which goes into the wall
The wire holds the craft
So the craft is seen by all
Saw wants to cut some more
And brush wants to paint some, too
But the router and the hammer
Found something better to do
It seems while reading night ‘fore last
The hammer found a fiddling cat
And then he learned of a jumping cow
Well, by golly, then that was that
Hammer felt kind of like spoon
And router a bit like dish
Their eyes met from across the garage
Thusly born was their courting wish
The sandpaper was in attendance
Stirring stick and nail were, too
The wire and craft had little choice
They weren’t hanging there with glue
The wrench appeared quite suddenly
Ordained in the ways, someone said
Asked if they did, they said I do
Router and hammer then quickly fled
Out the door and down the road
In a galloping, fleeting rush
The last in the garage to see them
Were of course the saw and brush
Then the latter pair found on the floor
A book that was filled with riddles
Opened the pages and there inside
Was the story of Hey Diddle Diddle
Before the cow jumped o’er the moon
Brush’s horse hair and saw’s teeth clenched
Next thing you know the pair of them
Went looking around for the wrench
Then the can said, “Hey, anyone seen my lid?”
And the wall just stood there silently
Comments
greg cain (author) from Moscow, Idaho, USA on August 31, 2020:
Thanks, Devika. Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, never enough space...organization is key. Also, if it doesn't get used, it goes away! Have a good week.
Devika Primic on August 28, 2020:
I like this poem about tools makes me think of the tools we have and space is never enough.
greg cain (author) from Moscow, Idaho, USA on August 27, 2020:
Thanks, Eric. I had fun putting it together. And if talking to them gets the job done, perhaps your son will grow up to be quite the handyman, too. Good week, my friend. Be well.
greg cain (author) from Moscow, Idaho, USA on August 27, 2020:
Thanks, Abby. I appreciate that. It was very fun to write, as well. Happy Thursday.
greg cain (author) from Moscow, Idaho, USA on August 27, 2020:
RoadMonkey - I went back and read the first couple stanzas with that thought in mind...and you are right, of course. Completely unintentional that was, but now I don't think I'll ever be able to read it the same way again. Haha! Happy Thursday.
greg cain (author) from Moscow, Idaho, USA on August 27, 2020:
Ankita B - thank you! Much appreciated.
greg cain (author) from Moscow, Idaho, USA on August 27, 2020:
Bill - they say there is no such thing as coincidence. Some people say that, anyway. Haha! So perhaps it's not a coincidence after all, as you say. Have a good one.
greg cain (author) from Moscow, Idaho, USA on August 27, 2020:
Sha - righty oh, my friend! I sometimes wonder what happens when I turn out the light and close the door...shenanigans galore!!
greg cain (author) from Moscow, Idaho, USA on August 27, 2020:
Thanks, John. And me, too! Tough to lose them as workers, though. Lots of uses for them around the workshop.
Eric Dierker from Spring Valley, CA. U.S.A. on August 25, 2020:
I was just doing a job and I was somehow talking to my tools. My poor son thinks that is just normal. This is real fun.
Abby Slutsky from America on August 25, 2020:
This was fun to read.
RoadMonkey on August 25, 2020:
Wow. I am not sure what else to say. Interesting, certainly and the start of it could almost be considered a double entendre!
Ankita B on August 25, 2020:
A wonderful creative composition. I loved it.
Bill Holland from Olympia, WA on August 25, 2020:
I just wrote on my blog about the tools I use for my DIY projects, and here's your poem about tools. Perfect timing, my friend. Great minds think alike, me thinks.
Shauna L Bowling from Central Florida on August 25, 2020:
Box, your mind amazes me. It goes in a thousand different directions on any given day. How do you keep up with yourself?
This was fun. You'll never see your garage as simply a place to store tools now that the secret's out, will you? Tee hee.
John Hansen from Queensland Australia on August 25, 2020:
This was a fun poem above about tools, Greg. Quite unique in fact. Ok hope the hammer and router live happily ever after.