Best Carpenters Poems

Splinters in his hands
The thorns of his profession
Wait to be removed

A dream comes to life
Under his hands it takes shape
Satisfaction reigns

He creates beauty
Wood yields to his artistry 
A carpenter’s hands…

Eileen Manassian Ghali...

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The impressive mighty trees
Are birthed from such small seed
Drawing resilience from the sun
And earth’s fertile garden bed

Trees wooden trunk has shaped 
And sustained for centuries many in varied ways 
Some over and upon oceans wide
Where waves stroke shapely hulls 
And lull to sleep the hapless...

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We thought we were invincible,

Fearless, there we stood.

But somewhere to the rear

We heard someone sawing wood.

It was over the top for us,

A fight was in the offing.

But not for the carpenters,

They were busy, making coffins....

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Karen and Richard were a famous duo from the 70s
Of course, I mean “The Carpenters” part of our musical heritage
Karen's soothing voice
Richard's keyboard rejoiced
With a selection of laid-back soft-rock melodies...

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