A Box of Pins

A box of pins,
such tiny things,
That join two parts 	
Together.

They tinkle when shook,
I open and look
To see how many
Are there.

Too many to count,
such a large amount, 										            
In such a tiny 										              Container.

So small and shiny, 									                Pointed and tiny 										            But such an important 									                   Helper:


Holding fabric in place, 								                                           Cotton, silk or lace 								                                  Until it’s sewn 									                          Together.

Who invented this clip, 									                             To stop material slipping?									                   It must have been 									            Somebody clever.

I prod my finger in.                                                                                                                                                     
"Ouch! Silly pin!"                                                                                                          
A bead of blood 			                                                                 						                  Appears.                                                                                           

“Keep the lid on 							                         			         Else it’ll all go wrong". 						                            			                        I had been                								                                Outmanoeuvred    

By the smallest thing, 										                  A simple pin,                                                                                                             
Yet than me, proved to be 							                               Simply cleverer!
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