Best Craftsman Poems

There was a builder named Manole
-a genius in his craft-
His reputation reached a knight
who hired him at once
to build a stunning monastery 
on the Romanian land...

Whenever builder named Manole
was finishing his task
An evil rain demolished walls
with envy in its drops
and yet again brick onto brick...

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Life is precious , therefore he cultivates it
     it's vastness among all his compositions
   they flow like an aria from many instruments
         you are excellent , oh my beloved
  your...

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Back a couple of years ago,
My friend Rosie bought
her daughter, a
"Ready To Assemble"
 six drawer white melamine chest

Now, of course, I was chosen
For it's assembly,
Even with fingers part frozen,
I sat on the floor,
Opened all the parts,
Oh, an easy enough chore!!

My reward a six pack of...

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Twiddle, twiddle,
Work and whittle.
You say with wood
You have to fiddle.

Building cabinets
And turning bowls
The saw roars
And the lathe rolls.

A simple piece
Of wood we see.
You have the sight
Of what can be.

A piece of nothing
So lovingly held.
But with your tools
You soon meld.

And from your heart
Wonders appear.
Works of art
That...

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The cookies were raw, must be the salt,
The oven's a little bit broke,
And the cake didn't rise, flat as a tack,
Must have been a faulty egg yoke,

Maybe the hammer is bent at the head,
Maybe the saw is just blunt,
Maybe I need a new set of...

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This broken vessel leaked its bitter bile
from every spider crack of spiraling webs
damaged by a lover of careless means

refurbished by the hands of a master craftsman
who learned his trade in lonely liquid years of blackness
filled with empty bottles of blame

damp darkness dripping from his eyes
he...

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Suddenly without bedmate and counterpart 
   one month shy of fifty years, no deity could answer
razor sharp emotional pain cut to the quick 
   recollecting ballroom dancer

himself as a handsome youth so graceful and suave, 
   fast as Bill...

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He could take what most found, in the time of that
 Particular incumbent fashion, to be lacking in any 
  Pleasing or greatly passionate way,
And, after immersing it into low, blue flame,
 Repeatedly beat upon this quivering mass as 
  If it were...

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My Grandpa was a craftsman.
He was ,by trade, a carpenter.
He could drive a nail real far,
and would work in dust for us.
My Grandpa was a craftsman.

He would measure all the wood,
with poor eyesight, best he could.
He would make cabinets and drawers,
even when his hands had...

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Death of mother hallowed out silence 
   more painful then  buzzing power tool,
aye never again saw, 
   nor heard industriousness jollity eviced, 
   contrasted when mourning did rule

wrought immediate cessation 
   from his strong lance throwing...

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CRAFTSMAN AVATAR

The source of what we perceive in the physical world
Is a question that exercises the wisest of minds
Nonetheless it seems, as nature is slowly unfurled
There's a pattern and form that speak of creation divine
So it is in the microcosm: this artisan skill
In the mind...

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Naked, abused, humiliated
Crumpled human shell, lifeless and deflated
Holy spirit risen to Godly ministry
Beyond the grave and dust
Forever, majestic ruler
Satan crushed, Christ Exalted!



For Raul Moreno's contest-The Deposition by Michelangelo
Thank you Raul for the challenge, great work!!...

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God established the color of His children
Yes, we are all of God's children
Well, we are one big extended family across the earth
More than that, we are brothers and sisters, kinfolks to each other
Our skin colors are an evolutionary adaptation and process due to the environmental...

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There was a craftsman named Handy
Who used to a craftsman dandy
everyday day he'd make
a craved wooden stakes
and boxes shaped like hearts to hold candies


7/11/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2019©...

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Some shout no to corporate welfare
And spit on those who say otherwise.
Tax loopholes seem unfair,
To those who minimize
Their day-to-day and scrutinize
The monthly budget.
The craftsmen yowl this advice,
Be a Maker, Not a Taker.

An artisan lists out what's true and fair;
A list of various jobs and supplies.
To...

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