An old man's tool bench

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Yes this is a poem, it doesn't need to rhyme.


An old man's tool bench

Silent for the last time

The earthy quiet


No more banging or shaking

No more hearing the house rattle, from miles away

Since that old man has gone from his tools


Maybe his partner made him leave

A story to never unfold

But the things he made were the only thing that matters anymore


He could've made skyscrapers

Reaching for the unknown heavens

Far above us all


He could have made gates to the biggest house the world believes

Iron hammer

Sharper steel


He could have made the earth itself

Everything in it hand crafted

So very real


That old man's tool bench

Silent once and for all

Quiet among the world

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