A Carpenter Without Sandpaper

A carpenter friend of mine is skilled and able.
This morning, he was building a new table.
He said, “I ran out of sandpaper.  I have to get some more.
I’m going to take a quick trip to the hardware store.”
I said to him, “If it’s time you want to save,
it just so happens this morning I forgot to shave.
Here, you don’t need sandpaper to begin.
If you want to get the surface smooth, just use my chin”.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Callus Avatar
April 22, 2014 at 2:24 PM
Very funny Robert! congrats on win. // paul
Mehta Avatar
April 22, 2014 at 9:47 AM
Congratulation on the fine win with this lovely poem, robert
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April 21, 2014 at 9:32 PM
Robert, Congratulations, --Enjoyed your awesome win. Thank you so much for the support... Always & forever *Linda
Miles Avatar
February 17, 2011 at 10:37 AM
cute and clever! great rhyming!
Devonshire Avatar
February 16, 2011 at 11:13 AM
By all means give the Villanelle form a shot, Robert. I only discovered it with Dr. Ram's contest, but I thoroughly enjoyed writing it. Still laughing at this poem of yours! Love, Carolyn
Bloomsfield Avatar
February 16, 2011 at 12:36 AM
hahaha. .funny. .tnx for the smiley post
Dietrich Avatar
February 15, 2011 at 10:10 PM
hahaha, This one is GREAT
Konos Avatar
February 15, 2011 at 7:12 PM
Now that's funny! LOL
Richards Avatar
February 15, 2011 at 6:49 PM
Love it....makes me think of my husband first thing in the morning....like a brillo pad!!! :)
Roberts Avatar
February 15, 2011 at 4:00 PM
lol, funny one, good job Robert, I need a laugh
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