Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
LogoSophia Magazine – A Pilgrim's Journal of Life, Literature and Love
A Carpenter’s Pencil
For Gary Kirbow and The Guys,
Brent, Jeff, and Sam
A carpenter’s pencil – a marvelous magical wand!
With a mystical mark, a thoughtful touch
Of the master craftsman’s weathered hands
It wondrously works visions into being:
Transoms, beams, joists, joins, rafters, cabinetry
Trestles, trusses, uprights, piers, stringers, walls,
Timbers, cornices, doors, lintels, moldings, mullions
Trim, frames, laths, panels, planks, sills, and studs
The master shapes them with an artist’s utensil -
The marvelous, magical carpenter’s pencil
(At this point Kirbow will tell a naughty joke)
